Previously:
All right Chuck Norris fans, it's time to delve into more Walker, Texas Ranger! Even if you were just a casual viewer you probably noticed the HQ of Walker and his pals. In real life it's the Tarrant County Courthouse:
You can find it in downtown Fort Worth and recognize it by its Texas pink granite...the same kind of stone you'll find making up the facade of the state Capitol Building in Austin. For you history buffs, here's the building's Texas Historical Marker:
It reads:
"Designed by firm of Gunn & Curtis and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895. This red Texas granite building, in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State Capital with the exception of the clock tower.
The cost was $408,840 and citizens considered it such a public extravagance that a new County Commissioners' Court was elected in 1894. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969"
In one of the earlier episodes the courthouse got some good exposure during an action scene. The episode's bad guy, played by character actor Leon Rippy, kidnaps Alex in broad daylight while dressed as a cop with the help of some flash grenades and tear gas:
This all goes down in front of the courthouse:
Walker's partner Trivette does what he does best and opens fire into a crowded street:
Looks like he had made it across the street to the bank but the bad guy still gets away.
Don't worry though, they get him at his nondescript cabin in the woods whose location I am not about to try and track down. And roll credits...
