The continuing revitalization of Lancaster Avenue just east of downtown Fort Worth through mixed-use development projects took a leap forward with the recent opening of Got You Covered! Workwear & Uniforms.

Located at 1200 E. Lancaster Ave. in a 1920s-era building that previously housed Acme Coffee, the new store is the first retail establishment in decades in the Near East Side Urban Village, a once down-on-its-heels neighborhood that is making a commercial and residential real estate comeback.

Storeowners Bob McCarthy and Chris Watson relocated their retail business to the Near East Side from Bailey Avenue near the sprawling West Seventh Street development. McCarthy and his wife Elizabeth bought the former Ladd Uniform Co., a Fort Worth fixture since the 1950s, in 2001. Watson, who serves as store manager, came on board in 2004 and became a partner in the business two years ago.

Got You Covered! specializes in the needs of security, emergency and transportation professionals. The new 8,000-square-foot store doubled the size of the business, said the owners.

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