The opening of the Hotel Drover, at 200 Mule Alley, and new attractions in the Stockyards made north Fort Worth a regional tourist and shopping attraction.
Amanda McCoy
amccoy@star-telegram.com
Mule Alley, located on the south side of East Exchange Avenue, opened in June 2020. The new entertainment district, featuring boutique shops, restaurants and the iconic Hotel Drover, has revitalized the historic Fort Worth Stockyards.
The opening of the Hotel Drover, at 200 Mule Alley, and new attractions in the Stockyards made north Fort Worth a regional tourist and shopping attraction. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
A crowd gathers to enter Second Rodeo Brewery located on Mule Alley in the Stockyards on Friday, December 10, 2021. The establishment is one of many attracting visitors to Mule Alley. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
A dog sticks its head out of a vehicle driving along East Exchange Avenue near Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stock Yards on Friday, December 10, 2021. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors flood East Exchange Avenue near Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stock Yards on Friday, December 10, 2021. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Patrons can be seen silhouetted inside Second Rodeo Brewery, located Mule Alley, which features a brewery and bar garden, food and live music. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
The Biscuit Bar is in the Stockyards near the “Legacy of Color” bronze sculpture by Gainesville sculptor Marrita Black Yffy Yossifor yyossifor@star-telegram.com
Paloma Suerte is at the end of a Mule Alley walkway past Sidesaddle Saloon. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com
The B-Bar Burger at the Biscuit Bar, new in the $175 million Mule Alley development in the Stockyards. Handout photo
Sidesaddle Saloon is a cocktail bar in Mule Alley. Courtesy photo
Cars drive North Main Street next to the Fort Worth Stock Yards as the sun sets. Mule Alley on Exchange Avenue in the Stock Yards has attracted many new restaurants and businesses into the area. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Rickey Hess rides Nellie onto Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stockyards on a Friday night, December 10, 2021. The opening of the Hotel Drover and other restaurants and attractions along Mule Alley have drawn regional tourists to the location. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Amanda McCoy is a visual journalist that produces daily and documentary videos. Before moving to Fort Worth in 2018, she spent 11 years telling the stories of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. She is a native of Michigan and graduate of Michigan State University.
