To me, downtown Ft. Worth and The Stockyards/Billy Bob's area(North Side) are two separate areas of town. Originally Posted by BushjumperYeah, to me, downtown is loosely defined as an area you could walk with relative ease, bounded by I-35W, I-30, the Trinity River, and, to the west, either Henderson Street. Walking from the skyscrapers in the CBD past Henderson is a bit of a hike, but there are a tall buildings out that way, making that area eligible for consideration.