Event Photography provided by Raley & Jo Anne Smith
Great Day for a Historic Tour
Top O Hill Terrace Historian and Tour Guide Vickie Bryant
The actual Casino area no longer exists as such but rather serves as the School cafeteria.
An escape tunnel that Gamblers used to leave the Casino and exit to the Tea Garden when alerted that Police were at the front gate and a raid was imminent
The tunnel exit (now overgrown) and the path to the steps leading to the Tea Garden. Vickie believes there are other tunnels on the property that haven’t yet been discovered
Tea Garden & Gazebo – in addition to what the sign says about performing artists that used the area, the Gamblers would be found in this area consuming refreshments when the Police arrived Medallion says “City of Arlington Texas Landmark”
Some relic office equipment from the era
Some of the memorabilia that has been donated by various people/performs associated with the Top O’ Hill Terrace
Wheel barrow used during the TOHT days
Anyone see a tow truck? (actually we were told it was ok to park in any of the spaces since it was a Saturday.
J Frank Norris, the fiery pastor of Fort Worth’s First Baptist Church and whose crusade lead to the closing of the TOHT, is the first thing you see once you get past the entrance gates.
Hwy 80 thru Arlington (Division Street) was once known as Bankhead Highway and stretched from Washington DC to San Diego CA
Arlington Steak House was waiting for CTV. Initially called Triangle Inn, Arlington Steak House has been in continuous operation since 1931 and was a recognized stop for gamblers who came to eat when they tired of gaming at Top o'Hill Terrace Casino on Division. Legend has it there were some fierce card games in the loft above our East dining room
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