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Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex in Dallas, Texas, United States, located immediately east of downtown.The 277-acre (112 ha) area is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark; many of the buildings were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936.
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The Dallas Parks and Recreation Department is the department of the Government of Dallas responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors. [1] [2]
The Amphitheatre at Fair Park (planning/construction) Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre (1988–2014) Starplex Amphitheatre (1999) Smirnoff Music Centre (2000–08) Superpages.com Center (2008–11) Gexa Energy Pavilion (2011–16) Starplex Pavilion (2017–18) Address: 3839 S Fitzhugh Ave Dallas, TX 75201: Location: Fair Park: Owner: City of ...
The Dallas Historical Society has been responsible for managing the Hall of State since 1938. The Hall of State is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of Fair Park . In 1986, the building was restored at a cost of approximately $1.5 million, and the G.B. Dealey Library was opened.
The Music Hall at Fair Park (originally the Fair Park Auditorium or State Fair Auditorium) is a performing arts theater in Dallas, Texas's Fair Park that opened in 1925. [4] The building features Spanish Baroque architecture with Moorish influences, including six stair towers topped with cast domes and arcade porches overlooking Fair Park.
The Texas Centennial Exposition was held at Fair Park in Dallas, June 6 – November 29, 1936. The event attracted 6,353,827 visitors, and cost around $25 million. [4] The exposition was credited for buffering Dallas from the Great Depression, creating over 10,000 jobs and giving a $50 million boost to the local economy.
Exposition Park (or Expo Park) is a neighborhood in south Dallas, Texas . Centered along tree-lined Exposition Avenue, the small enclave stretches from the eastern edge of Deep Ellum to the entrance of Fair Park. The area includes Exposition Plaza, a one acre special use park established in 1984 that features an amphitheater and sculpture areas.