White Settlement held its third annual Walk Through History living history re-enactment on May 9 at the White Settlement Historical Museum — a free outdoor event where volunteers in period dress bring the community’s WWII bomber plant heritage and early Texas history to life. By the time the re-enactment wrapped at 3:00 PM, a lot of families were ready for a serious meal. Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar in Fort Worth’s Wedgwood neighborhood is 12 to 15 minutes southeast.
White Settlement, TX: History and Community in Equal Parts
White Settlement is one of those Tarrant County cities with a name that’s harder to explain than its character. The community of roughly 16,000 sits just northwest of downtown Fort Worth, bordered by Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth to the south. The city’s B-24 Liberator bomber connection — one of the largest WWII-era manufacturing facilities in the country operated here at what was then Consolidated Aircraft Corporation — gives White Settlement a specific kind of civic pride that shows up in community events, the historical museum, and the people who’ve lived here for generations.
The White Settlement Historical Museum’s Walk Through History event has grown steadily each year. Its third annual run on May 9, 2026, drew families across multiple age groups for a morning of outdoor period demonstrations and storytelling. It’s the kind of event that makes you feel good about where you live — and hungry by the time it wraps at 3:00 PM.
After a Morning Outdoors, You’ve Earned a Real Dinner
A May outdoor history event — two or three hours on your feet, kids running between demonstration stations, adults reading exhibit signs in the sun — leaves a specific kind of hunger that a fast-food drive-through doesn’t resolve. You want a table. A menu with real options. Something that acknowledges you had a good morning and deserve to finish the day properly.
Joe’s Pizza Italian Cuisine & Bar is that restaurant. It’s open from 11:00 AM, so a mid-afternoon arrival after the re-enactment ends is well within the lunch-to-dinner window. The kitchen doesn’t change over — the full Italian menu runs all day.
Call ahead on event days: (817) 945-1765. Placing a phone order before you leave White Settlement means the food is ready when you arrive. No wait, no scramble — just dinner.
White Settlement to Wedgwood: 15 Minutes and Worth Every One
From the White Settlement Historical Museum on White Settlement Road, take White Settlement Road east. The road transitions to University Drive as you cross into Fort Worth. Continue south on University Drive through the Hulen corridor into the Wedgwood neighborhood. Free parking at 5440 Gran Via St — no garage, no meters, no stress after a morning that already required walking.
For White Settlement families who prefer to stay home after a busy day: Joe’s delivers via DoorDash, UberEats, GrubHub, and Slice. Phone orders for takeout at (817) 945-1765. Check the coupons page for current takeout deals before you order.
What to Order When You’ve Earned Your Dinner
The New York-style pizza is the immediate craving answer — a few slices or a whole pie built to order. The pizza is hand-tossed, crisps the right way, and has enough structural integrity to hold its toppings without going limp. For the table with different preferences, the pasta section covers it: baked lasagna, spaghetti with scratch Bolognese, fettuccine Alfredo, and cannelloni with the sauces made in the kitchen rather than opened from a package.
The dinner specials are the kitchen’s best case: Italian Sampler ($19.80) puts chicken, lasagna, cannelloni, and ravioli in pepper cream sauce on one plate — ideal for a first visit or a table that wants to try everything. Chicken Luigi ($22.00) — stuffed chicken with shrimp, spinach, and crab in vodka pink cream sauce — is what regulars order when they want to show someone else what this kitchen can do. The full bar means the meal ends properly for the adults at the table. White Settlement families who make the 15-minute drive to Joe’s tend to put it on a regular rotation.