Directory of Fair Park Resources

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277-acre recreational and educational complex that is home to the annual State Fair of Texas, along with the Cotton Bowl and several museums and performance facilities. The National Historic Landmark is notable for its large concentration of Art Deco exposition buildings.

Subcategories

• Museums

Resources in This Category

• Art & Seek: Fair Park Public Art Quirks

  http://artandseek.org/2009/10/16/artseek-on-think-tv-fair-park-public-art-quirks/
  Video segment from KERA's "Think" in which historian Steven Butler discusses some of the details behind the park's sculptures, murals and buildings.

• Fair Park

  http://www.fairpark.org/
  The Friends of Fair Park's site includes information on the group, attractions, events, map, directions and calendar.

• Fair Park Lagoon

  http://patriciajohanson.com/projects/fair-park-lagoon.html
  Patricia Johanson's thoughts on her 1981 redesign and photographs.

• Fair Park Mural Conservation Project

  http://www.fairparkmurals.com/
  Information on efforts to conserve Carlo Ciampaglia's murals from the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. Illustrated history of Fair Park, project overview and progress.

• Handbook of Texas Online: Fair Park

  http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ggf03
  A history of the site.

• Historic Fair Park

  http://www.watermelon-kid.com/places/FairPark/Fairpark.htm
  "Unofficial guide" includes tours, images, history articles, features on the Texas Centennial and Pan-American expositions, and wallpapers.

• North American Motorsports Pages: Fair Park, Dallas

  http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/TX/DallasFairPark.html
  Information on the temporary street circuit constructed on the grounds for a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1984.

• The Hall of State

  http://www.hallofstate.com/
  Virtual tour and information on renting the building, home to the Dallas Historical Society.

• Wikipedia: Fair Park

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Park
  Overview with links to related articles.

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