Arlington Downs

Title
Arlington Downs
Institution
UTA
Link
https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20139009
Description
Air view of Arlington Downs showing parked cars, throngs of people, and track. 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 1ΒΌ-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.
Date
1934-11-10
Decade
1930s
Subjects
Horse racing
Aerial views
Racetracks (Horse racing)
Automobiles
Spectators
Arlington Downs Racetrack (Arlington, Tex)
Source
AR406-6-272-5 (glass plate negative)
Type
Still Image
Formats
Negatives
Black & White
Rights
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