Dallas Fair Park is a 277-acre (1. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 12 km²) recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas (USA). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The complex is registered as a National Historic Landmark and is home to nine museums, six performance facilities, a lagoon, and the largest Ferris wheel in North America. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the A Ferris wheel (also known as an observation wheel or big wheel) is a Nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas attached Many of the buildings on the complex were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936 which drew over six million visitors. The Texas Centennial Exposition was a World's Fair held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas ( USA) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Most of the buildings built for the exposition still survive and Fair Park is recognized as a significant example of art deco architecture. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial
| Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936--1937) | |
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| Location: | Bounded by Texas and Pacific RR, Pennsylvania, Second, and Parry Aves Dallas, Texas |
| Designated as NHL: | September 24, 1986 |
| Added to NRHP: | September 24, 1986 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86003488 |
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State Fair of Texas
The complex's signature event is the annual State Fair of Texas, the largest state fair in the United States, which has been held at the location since 1886. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The State Fair of Texas is an annual State fair held in Dallas, Texas ( USA) The State Fair of Texas is an annual State fair held in Dallas, Texas ( USA) A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The fair currently lasts 24 days and begins in the last Friday in September and runs to the third Sunday in October. The movie musical State Fair was filmed in Fair Park in 1961. State Fair is a 1962 film directed by José Ferrer. The film is a Remake of the 1933 film of the same name.
Hall of State
Built in 1936 at the astronomical (especially during the Great Depression) price of US$1. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 2 million, the building was the most expensive per unit area of any structure built in Texas. It was designed for the centennial of the Republic of Texas by architect George Dahl in the Beaux-Arts style and is considered one of the most representative examples of art deco architecture in Texas. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to Beaux Arts architecture denotes the academic classical Architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial The Hall of State is the culmination of the 1,500-foot (460 m) long Esplanade of State which is flanked by six exhibition pavilions and features a long reflecting pool. It was built using Texas limestone and features many memorials to many of the heroes of Texas history. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3
The Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl is played each year at the stadium of the same name in the center of the park. The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The Cotton Bowl is a Stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker In addition, the "Red River Shootout" game between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma and the "Al Lipscomb State Fair Classic" game between Grambling State University (Louisiana) and Prairie View A&M University are held there during the State Fair. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Grambling State University is a public, Coeducational University, which is among the Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs in The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System The State Fair of Texas is an annual State fair held in Dallas, Texas ( USA) This stadium was home to the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1970, when they built a new stadium in Irving. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. In 2004, the Cowboys announced that they were considering moving back to Fair Park and replacing the Cotton Bowl with a new stadium. Talks with the city of Dallas and Dallas County came to a halt, however, and the Cowboys have now decided to build a new stadium located within the city of Arlington. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area
Big Tex
Big Tex is the 49-foot (15 m) tall statue of a cowboy that is often referred to as the face of the State Fair of Texas. Big Tex is the 52 foot (16 m tall icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas ( USA) He was originally designed as a Santa Claus statue in Kerens, Texas for the 1949 holiday season. Kerens is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 1681 at the 2000 census The novelty wore off by the following year and State Fair President R.L. Thornton purchased the statue for 750 dollars. Robert Lee Thornton Sr (often just R L Thornton) (10 August 1880 &ndash 15 February 1964 was a Dallas, Texas ( USA) businessman He then hired Dallas artist Jack Bridges to turn it into a cowboy. He made his debut at the 1952 fair, wearing a 75 gallon hat and size 70 boots which raised his stature to 52 feet (16 m). Big Tex has also been added with a feature that allows him to talk to the visitors of the Fair. His vocabulary was recently updated to curve to the demands of the modern day.
Smirnoff Music Center
The Smirnoff Music Centre, an amphitheater that hosts large concerts, is also located on the grounds of Fair Park. Superpagescom Center is an outdoor performing arts center located at 1818 1st Ave in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Superpagescom Center is an outdoor performing arts center located at 1818 1st Ave in Dallas, Texas ( USA)
WRR FM
Located on the Fair Park grounds is WRR FM, Dallas's city-owned classical music broadcaster, which has the distinction of being the oldest commercially operated radio station in Texas, and second oldest in the United States.
Formula 1
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| Location | Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA |
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| Time zone | GMT -6 |
| Major Events | 1984 United States Grand Prix |
| Circuit Length | 2. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Summary Keke Rosberg of Finland survived a brutal battle of attrition and scored his only win of the season at the dramatic and unpredictable one-time-only Dallas Grand 424 mi (3. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 901 km) |
| Turns | 21 |
| Lap Record | 1:45. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 353, 133. 300 km/h (Niki Lauda, McLaren, 1984) |
In July, 1984, Fair Park was converted into a Formula One circuit for a weekend to host the 1984 United States Grand Prix, also referred to as the "Dallas Grand Prix. Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian Aviator, Entrepreneur McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) This is a list of circuits which have hosted a FIA World Championship race from 1950 to 2008. Summary Keke Rosberg of Finland survived a brutal battle of attrition and scored his only win of the season at the dramatic and unpredictable one-time-only Dallas Grand " The event was conceived as a way to demonstrate Dallas' status as a "world-class city" and overcame 100-degree heat, a disintegrating track surface and weekend-long rumors of its cancellation. The interesting tight and twisty course was laid out with help from Chris Pook, organizer of the United States Grand Prix West in Long Beach, California, and featured two hairpin curves. The United States Grand Prix West was a race held at Long Beach, California, as a Formula 5000 race in 1975 and a Formula One world championship Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast The event was attended by former US President Jimmy Carter and featured Larry Hagman ('J. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Larry Martin Hagman (born September 21, 1931) is an American film and television Actor, producer and director, primarily R. ' from the television series, Dallas) waving the green flag to start the race's parade lap. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 The circuit is no longer operational.
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| 1984 | July 8 |  Keke Rosberg |
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New housing
As of mid 2006, the old neighborhoods just north of Fair Park such as J. The 1984 Formula One season was the 35th FIA Formula One World Championship season Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Keijo Erik Rosberg ( (born 6 December 1948 in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden) nicknamed "Keke" is a Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967 Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. Summary Keke Rosberg of Finland survived a brutal battle of attrition and scored his only win of the season at the dramatic and unpredictable one-time-only Dallas Grand D. Herndon's subdivision & the Richard Lagow Estates have begun to be revitalized with new housing. A good example of this can be seen across from the Northern ticket entrance to the State Fair on Fletcher Street where new duplexes are being built .
External links
- City of Dallas - Fair Park
- Friends of Fair Park
- Fair Park Calendar of Events
- 360-degree images of Fair Park
References
- Rob Walker (October, 1984). "1st Dallas Grand Prix: Cool Keke". Road & Track, 178-182.
- Mike S. Lang (1992). Grand Prix!: Race-by-race account of Formula 1 World Championship motor racing. Volume 4: 1981 to 1984. Haynes Publishing Group. ISBN 0-85429-733-2
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