Another west Fort Worth land deal: Farmers market moves out, bar moves in
The 38-year-old Cowtown Farmers’ Market has lost its Benbrook Traffic Circle location and will be moving again in August, the second farmers’ market in west Fort Worth to close within a month.
The Cowtown market, 3821 Southwest Blvd., is one of few featuring solely regional vendors and regionally grown produce. It’s looking for a new home again after the host shopping center changed hands, according to the market’s Facebook post.
The 55-year-old Edelweiss Restaurant will continue as an anchor, and the Magnolia Motor Lounge bar will move to the center from the West 7th area, according to a spokesman for new owner Mopac Management.
Busy B’s Bakery, a kolache and cinnamon roll shop, is also expected to continue in the center, built in 1960 by developers of the Ridglea and Ridglea Hills retail center and neighborhood.
The move by the Cowtown market follows the June 1 sale and closing of the Ridgmar Farmers’ Market and Cowtown BBQ nearby at 900 Texas 183 in White Settlement near Ridgmar Mall. That market was operated for years by Hutton Farms of Weatherford.
The Cowtown market has operated in a variety of locations since it opened in 1984 under the Henderson Street bridge downtown in what is now the Panther Island parking lot, according to Star-Telegram archives.
At various times, vendors have set up near the Central Station train station downtown and in different Camp Bowie Boulevard shopping centers.
This story was originally published June 13, 2022 at 4:48 PM.
