Fair Park Coliseum (Dallas)
Fair Park Coliseum is an 8,513-seat multi-purpose arena in Dallas, Texas (USA) on the Fair Park grounds. It was home to the Dallas Black Hawks ice hockey team and Dallas Chaparrals basketball team. It was built in 1955. It was also home to the new ABA's Dallas Generals for the 2009–2010 season before the franchise folded.
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| Full name | Fair Park Coliseum |
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| Coordinates | 32.779175°N 96.757193°W |
| Capacity | Basketball: 8,513 |
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| Opened | 1955 |
| Renovated | 1988 |
| Tenants | |
| Dallas Black Hawks (CHL) (1967–1982) Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1975) Dallas Freeze (CHL) (1992–1995) Dallas Generals (ABA) (2009) Assassination City Roller Derby (WFTDA) (2011–2013) Dallas Marshals (CIF) (2018) | |
From March 26, 2011 to 2013, the State Fair Coliseum was home to Dallas' own women's roller derby league, Assassination City Roller Derby of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.
During the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix Formula One race held at Fair Park, the Coliseum doubled as the pit paddock for the Formula One teams in the Grand Prix.
The Dallas Tornado soccer club hosted the four-team regionals of the 1975 NASL Indoor tournament.
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| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Dallas Chaparrals 1967 – 1973 |
Succeeded by HemisFair Arena |