7th circle leads to surprises

There’s a reason why it’s a lucky number, why there are seven days in a week and why on that seventh day a lot of people get some rest. Some consider seven just plain perfect.

Approaching the mini-Mixmaster at 7th Street, Camp Bowie Boulevard, Bailey Avenue and University Drive, there are family owned gift shops, restaurants, bars and businesses that keep the average driver gawking at signs in store windows, slowing down the ebb of traffic.

For Fort Worth natives or the off-the-beaten path wanderer, 7th Street can be a perfect place to receive personal attention. Problem is, not everyone can figure out how to get there.

Here’s an guide and bird’s eye view to navigating the jewels on 7th and award-winning establishments that encircle it.

— Alisha Brown