SPRING 2005
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Tobacco Lane on the Square |
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During the cigar boom of the mid 1990's, Glen and Brenda received a personal invitation from the Bass family to become one of the first merchants in the trendy downtown area known as Sundance Square. Not quite prepared at the time, the Elliot's politely declined; however, after a growing number of cigar-related events and activities during the next few years, Glen and Brenda decided to expand their domain to the downtown area. Tobacco Lane on the Square became a reality on November 15, 1996.
Humidor stocked
w/over 500,000 cigars
During the summer of 1999, I first entered the doors of Tobacco Lane , where I was welcomed to the world of cigars, and provided the beginning of an education which would soon become a passion I have come to appreciate like so many others. Frequently telling others Tobacco Lane was where "I learned to smoke cigars," I would often spend lunches, relaxing in the high-back leather chairs, sharing cigars and swapping stories with the staff and customers.
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Figurines Honoring 9/11 Fire Fighters
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by Wynne Hunkler, Cigar Enthusiast
 irectly in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, Tobacco Lane on the Square offers a quiet sanctuary for the 8 to 5er's tolling away in the surrounding office buildings and skyscrapers that adorn the Fort Worth skyline. A block South of Sundance Square, this shop provides the traditional character and welcome atmosphere befitting its reputation as one of Fort Worth's finest tobacconists.
During the summer of 1996, I was enjoying the beach life in Clearwater, FL, less than ten miles from " US cigar central" in Ybor City, a suburb of Tampa. Not yet introduced to the pleasures of a fine cigar myself, about this time Glen "Analu" and Brenda Elliot prepared to open their third tobacco shop in the Fort Worth area, expanding to downtown.
A passionate cigar smoker for years, Glen had always envisioned creating a fashionable tobacco shop in the Metroplex. In 1980 an opportunity presented itself in Northeast Mall in Hurst , and the first Tobacco Lane was established. While other tobacconists were closing their doors, Tobacco Lane withstood the peaks and valleys of the cigar boom and periods of cigar gloom, remaining a significant mall presence to this day.
Finding success in Northeast Mall, a second opportunity presented itself several years later to purchase a Tinder BoxT, vacating the North Hills Mall in North Richland Hills . Already well-positioned in the mall and organized in a customary tobacconist style, the shop was ideal. Positioning themselves as a recognized name in the Fort Worth cigar industry, a few years later, the Elliot's opened a third store in Ridgmar Mall on the opposite side of Fort Worth.
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