Stop Six, Fort Worth, Texas

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Stop Six is a neighborhood in south-east Fort Worth, Texas (USA).

Stop Six, a mostly African-American neighborhood,[1] is known for its state championship high school basketball team, Dunbar High, in 1993, 2003, and 2006.[2] The neighborhood's name comes from the fact that is was once the sixth stop without an otherwise identifying landmark on the Northern Texas Traction Co. Interurban electric streetcar system that ran between Fort Worth and Dallas.

Education[]

Stop Six is within the Fort Worth ISD.

Government and infrastructure[]

The JPS Health Center Stop Six - Walter B. Barbour of the JPS Health Network (Tarrant County Hospital District) is in Stop Six.[3] It includes behavioral and dental services.[4][5]

Notable residents[]

  • Elmo Henderson (boxer)[6]
  • Robert Hughes (Coach) Boy's High School Basketball's all-time winningest coach. Hughes led the "Flyin' Wildcats" of Dunbar High School to 30 district titles, 13 state finals appearances, and 3 state championships ('93,'03,'06) during his 32 years ('73-'05) at the school. Hughes was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. He retired with a record of 1,333-262.
  • (Filmmaker) Once a budding basketball star for Dunbar High School, Byars found worldwide recognition with his debut film "5700 Ramey Ave" A story about legendary basketball coach Robert Hughes who coached him (Byars) at Dunbar. The film's title is the school's address.

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

  • Fort Worth Government Stop Six Website
  • Stop Six Heritage Center at Dunbar 6th[permanent dead link][permanent dead link][dead link]
  • Old school focus of Stop Six effort." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • "Stop Six: A Brief History of a Fort Worth Community." . Spring 2016.
  • Baker, Sandra (2017-11-13). "$300,000 homes in Stop Six: Here's what's driving the turnaround in east Fort Worth". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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