Fair Park in Dallas is typically a 277-acre crime ridden concrete playground. Decorated with Art Deco buildings from the Texas Centennial Exposition along with many new and old museums and exhibition buildings, the Fair Grounds is a deserted city for much of the year. The buildings which are used outside of the few weeks of the State Fair of Texas are all located on the perimeter of the complex, avoiding trapping one's self in a dangerous situation.
However, for 24 days every year the State Fair of Texas activates this area of South Dallas. An area where most people would not imagine of going any time of day and parking their car virtually unattended, becomes a place where people are paying upwards of $20 to leave their car in an area previously undesirable. The Fair Grounds is packed each day of the celebration with corny dog lovers and stock show entrepreneurs. However, the day the Fair closes, so does this area of South Dallas. The area becomes, again, what it truly is. The rides and the midway become dormant and stationary for 341 days until the fans return.
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