Caravan of Dreams

Caravan of Dreams
Former location of Caravan of Dreams, as of April 2021
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Address312 Houston Street
LocationFort Worth, Texas
Coordinates32°45′18″N 97°19′58″W / 32.754893°N 97.332763°W / 32.754893; -97.332763
TypePerforming arts center
Genre(s)Jazz, spoken word, theater
Capacity212 (theater)
OpenedSeptember 1983 (1983-09)
ClosedSeptember 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)

Caravan of Dreams was a performing arts center in the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas during the 1980s and 1990s. The venue was best known locally as a live music nightclub, though this was only one part of a larger facility. The center also included a multitrack recording studio, a 212-seat theater, two dance studios, and a rooftop garden.[1] The center was at 312 Houston Street, and prefigured the redevelopment of Sundance Square into a dining and entertainment district. Billionaire oil heir Ed Bass, whose family has participated in much of the redevelopment of downtown Fort Worth, financed the project, and Kathelin Hoffman served as its artistic director.[2][3]: 185 [4] The facility consisted of new construction behind two facades from the 1880s.[5]

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