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Upon entering, guests are greeted with lavish architectural design featuring custom geometric white and black marble floors and a warmly lit ceiling with a series of barrel vaults. The “Old Hollywood Glamour” design concept allowed the designers to re-imagine a typical steak restaurant while maintaining many of the beloved elements like over-scaled, plush furnishings, rich woods, and deep reds. To contrast, they envisioned Doris Day as the inspiration for the champagne lounge, bubbly and effervescent. The designers conceptualised a restaurant that would be classically handsome, using Rock Hudson as a muse. Each Del Frisco’s restaurant is unique, the designers using the location to inspire the concept, and of course Los Angeles is best known for its connection to the film industry. He seeks revenge for his untimely murder, perhaps taking a little comfort in the beautifully restored building.The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry have been shortlisted for Restaurant – Americas Award in The International Hotel and Property Awards 2020.ĭel Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House is a 2-level, elegant steak restaurant designed to harken back to the glory days of old Hollywood glamour. His sudden death at the hands of this black-hearted person has made this victim restless and not a happy camper. The gentleman in this case died in the bathhouse. The Bullock Hotel - Wild Bill Hickock was shot dead by a man whose clock he had cleaned at the poker tables. Saint James Hotel - A gambler was murdered over his winnings before he could spend it.

Murders over winnings from gambling have taken place over the years, and we have two stories on our site: After finding this gentleman’s tub, this murderer shot the gentleman in the back of the head, while the gentleman was enjoying his bath. Perhaps a sorry sport, or a robber, followed him inside. What might have happened is that the murdered gentleman may have won a big pot of money at the card or gambling tables nearby. Unfortunately, a cowardly murder took place here. The entity who haunts this building is traced back to the bathhouse days. It is no wonder that a classy restaurant like Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse would choose this location and this lovely building with old class charm of the turn-of-the-century, combined with modern features of a 21st century upscale restaurant.Īlthough Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse is a fine, upscale dining restaurant, an incident which happened in its past has caused a haunting to occur. Today, this part of town has been cleaned up for a number of years, and is again attracting tourists and business people, as well as Fort Worth and Dallas citizens, looking for nice places to shop and enjoy a good meal.

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This part of town became rather rowdy, because of the kind of people who frequented the many saloons, gambling joints and of course, brothels full of alluring women, which stuck around through the 1950s. This area developed a notorious reputation, earning the telling nick name of “Hell’s Half Acre,” sin city of the 19th/early 20th century.

Naturally, for easy access for its main clientele, it was located in the historical section of town, near the stockyards and business center. The 1890 bathhouse was a place for the well-to-do, upper-class, to wash the dust out of their hair and bodies from the long trip on horseback, stage and train travel. The massive ceilings, lovely woodwork and Grecian columns are definitely turn-of-the-century fancy decor, offering a lovely atmosphere for relaxation and social functions, which works as well for a high-end steak house. At some point, it was restored to its former glory. They have several private banquet halls, of varying sizes, for both small and large special events.ĭel Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse building was originally built in 1890, and was the location of a bathhouse, probably for the upper-class. They have the awards to prove the quality of their food! There is nothing but prime beef, and the best of seafood on the menu. A murder with the motive of greed has caused an angry victim, who cannot rest.ĭel Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse is a high-end restaurant, offering the best in steak and seafood.
