- P.C. Cobb Stadium
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P.C. Cobb Stadium Former names Dal-Hi Stadium (1939–1957) Location Dallas, Texas Coordinates 32°48′03″N 96°49′11″W / 32.800953°N 96.819657°WCoordinates: 32°48′03″N 96°49′11″W / 32.800953°N 96.819657°W Opened 1939 Demolished 1981 Owner Dallas Independent School District Architect Hoke Smith Capacity 22,000 Acreage 25 P.C. Cobb Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium near downtown Dallas, Texas. The 22,000 seat stadium was built of reinforced concrete under the Works Progress Administration program in 1939 and was used for high school sporting events of the Dallas Independent School District.[1] In 1969 it was the home of the Dallas Tornado, a professional soccer team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. The 25-acre (100,000 m2) site and stadium was sold and demolished to make way for the Dallas Infomart, built in 1985.[2]
References
- ^ "Stadium Site Holds Pay Dirt". The Dallas Morning News. December 4, 1977.
- ^ Whitt, Richie (April 12, 2010). "Texas Stadium: Rest in Pieces". Sportatorium (Dallas Observer). http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2010/04/texas_stadium_rest_in_pieces.php. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas
- Works Progress Administration in Texas
- Dallas, Texas stubs
- Texas sports venue stubs
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