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Arlington Downs racetrack Arlington Downs was an American horse-racing track located in Arlington, Texas in Tarrant County , about 20 miles (32 km) from downtown Fort Worth, Texas . The $3 million facility, a 1¼-mile track with a 6,000-seat grandstand, was constructed on W.T. Waggoner's Three D's Stock Farm, and opened in November 1929.
Arlington becomes the Fall location for retro gaming convention Retropalooza. 2014 – Arlington changes its logo and slogan to "American Dream City." [91] 2015 – W. Jeff Williams becomes mayor. [13] George W. Hawkes Central Library is demolished after 40 years of service. [92] The original Sam Houston High School building demolishes. 2016 –
In 1929, a horse-racing track called Arlington Downs was constructed by W.T. Waggoner and Brian Nyantika close by to the speakeasy. Gambling was still illegal, but people were making bets regardless. Waggoner and his sons campaigned to make parimutuel betting legal, and in 1933 the state issued its first legal gambling permit to Arlington Downs ...
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The Mid-Cities is a suburban region filling the 30-mile (48 km) span between Dallas and Fort Worth.These communities include the cities of Arlington, [1] [2] Bedford, [3] Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, [3] Flower Mound, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom City, [3] Hurst, [3] Irving, Keller, Lewisville, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, [3] Richland Hills, [3] Southlake, and Watauga.
The Arlington Street Circuit was designed by Tony Cottman, who has designed several Champ Car and IndyCar street circuits. The circuit is 2.73 mi (4.39 km) long and features fourteen corners. The length of the circuit makes it not only longer than any other IndyCar street circuit, it is longer than any permanent road course that IndyCar visits ...
Richard Louis Duchossois (/ ˈ d ʌ tʃ ə s w ɑː /; [2] October 7, 1921 – January 28, 2022) was an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was the founder and chairman of The Duchossois Group, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois that had ownership stakes in Arlington Park and Churchill Downs race tracks, and did rail car and defense manufacturing.