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November 5, 1985
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Dallas voters approve $9,375,00 bond package for Fair Park improvements.
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1985-1986
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Automobile Building remodeled to resemble Centennial Building.
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April 21, 1986
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Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration held at Fair Park: Vice President George Bush Sr. and wife attend.
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June 15, 1986
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Science Place I opens in old Museum of Fine Arts building. Former Health and Science Museum reopens as Science Place II.
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August 9, 1986
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Fair Park "Festival of Lights" rededication ceremony in front of the Hall of State.
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August 17, 1986
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Davy Crockett’s Bicentennial Birthday Bash held at Hall of State.
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September 25, 1986
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Fair Park designated a National Historic Landmark. Friends of Fair Park Texas Promenade unveiled. Protests against South African Apartheid are planned.
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1987-1989
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Hall of State closed for renovation.
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January 1, 1988
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Dallas Park and Recreation Department assumes responsibility for upkeep of Fair Park, a duty that previously belonged to the State Fair Association.
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July 23, 1988
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Despite a retaining wall cave-in on July 17, the 20,000-seat Starplex Amphitheater opens at Fair Park for first performance by British rock star Rod Stewart.
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February 9, 1989
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Demolition of Comet roller coaster begins.
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November 11, 1989
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Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated; President George Bush Sr. speaks. The Rolling Stones perform at the Cotton Bowl.
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May 21, 1991
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Queen Elizabeth I and Prince Phillip are guests at a grand dinner held in Hall of State.
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November 13, 1993
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African-American Museum, established in 1974, opens to public in new building at Fair Park.
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1996
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IMAX Theater opens adjacent to Science Place II.
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1997-2000
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Ciampaglia murals on Centennial Building and Food and Fiber Building uncovered and restored.
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January 1998
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New owner continues operation of Old Mill Inn restaurant.
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June 2000
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In an 8-year renaming rights deal, the Starplex Amphitheatre is renamed Smirnoff Music Centre.
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1998-2003
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Almost all of Fair Park’s buildings are restored or renovated, including the Tower Building, the Aquarium, the Automobile Building, the Band Shell, the Centennial Building, and the Aquarium
Annex.
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August 2002
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Consulting firm Hargreaves Associates retained by City of Dallas to “develop a long term plan to increase the vitality” of Fair Park “on a year-round basis.”
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September 17, 2002
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Replica of Woofus is erected in agricultural area of park and dedicated on September 20.
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September 2002
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“Big Tex” celebrates his 50th “birthday.”
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October 2003
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Hargreaves Associates presents Fair Park Comprehensive Development Plan to City of Dallas.
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