| 词条 | Polytechnic Heights, Fort Worth, Texas |
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Polytechnic Heights, known as Poly by locals, is a neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, located on the southeast side of the city. In 2016, the neighborhood had roughly 20,000 citizens. Texas Wesleyan University is located in Polytechnic Heights. Rosedale Street serves as the neighborhood's main roadway. The oldest operating business is Burge Hardware, located on Rosedale Street across from Texas Wesleyan University. Burge Hardware opened in 1913 and is still in operation as a neighborhood landmark. HistoryInitially developed in the 1850s, the area experienced a golden age in the 1930s as a place for faculty housing for Texas Wesleyan University. Up until the 1960s, the area was middle class and white. The area became more ethnically diverse because of the Civil Rights Movement, as many middle class African Americans migrated from the Stop Six and Glenwood neighborhoods. By the 1980s the neighborhood was mostly African American and low income. During the 1990s the neighborhood experienced an influx of Hispanic residents. The 2000 census recorded 60% of the residents as being of Hispanic origin. See also{{Portal|Dallas-Fort Worth}}
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