Historic Tales of Arlington, Texas

by Leslie Wagner (With)

Overview

Even before its immense population surge, Arlington never dreamed small. In the 1930s, Arlington Downs attracted thousands to its state-of-the-art horse racing facility. Just three decades later, Six Flags Over Texas opened, cementing a reputation as an entertainment destination. The hubbub of the stadiums and shopping complexes that followed often obscured other parts of the community's rich heritage, including far-reaching contributions to the disability rights movement. The city suffered growing pains as well, such as the demise of college football and the deadly 1892 train depot shootout that ended the town's lawless period. Join Evelyn Barker, along with Davis McCown, Leslie Wagner and Trevor Engel, for the forgotten details of Arlington's dynamic past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625858955
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/02/2018
Series:	American Chronicles
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.10(d)

About the Author

Evelyn Barker is a librarian at the University of Texas-Arlington. She and co-author Lea Worcester have previously written Images of America: Arlington, Legendary Locals of Arlington and University of Texas at Arlington. Davis McCown is a Tarrant County attorney and the author of Six Flags Over Texas: The First Fifty Years. Leslie Wagner is a metadata archivist at UTA and previously wrote for examiner.com on Dallas history topics. Trevor Engel works with the UTA Disability Studies minor program and was co-curator of the exhibit "Building a Barrier-Free Campus."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

1 4:10 to Arlington 11

2 Arlington Downs: Texas Horse Racing at Its Best 27

3 Disability History in Arlington 51

4 Six Flags Over Texas 67

5 The History of UTA Football 93

Notes 123

Index 133

About the Author and Contributors 141