Dallas’ Fair Park named APA 2011 Great Places in America

2 miles east of DT Dallas

Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 11, 11.

The American Planning Association has named Dallas’ Fair Park to its 2011 Great Places in America, according to planning.org. Fair Park was the only Texas place to receive the recognition this year as a great public space:

Fair Park combines City Beautiful Movement planning influences with the country’s largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture. “A wonderful place to spend a Saturday afternoon exploring ... art and architecture,” says Eddie Hueston, former Fair Park executive general manager. For more than a century the park, two miles east of downtown Dallas, has been delighting millions of visitors. Attractions on its 277 acres include eight museums, six performance facilities, and a major sports stadium.

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