- City:
- San Antonio, TX
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Stadiums, Athletic Courts and Fields
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1940
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
San Antonio’s historic Alamo Stadium was constructed at/near the site of an abandoned rock quarry by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938-40. The facility was dedicated September 20, 1940. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a much loved place for many San Antonians who grew up here.
In 2013 Alamo Stadium underwent a $35 million renovation which restored the facades, including plaques and markers.
Source notes
The following web site has an aerial picture of the new stadium and the cover page of the dedication program: My San Antonio website
Other sources:
"Alamo Stadium named historic landmark," My San Antonio, July 27, 2012
"SAISD's Alamo Stadium getting a facelift," Texas Public Radio, December 14, 2012
Texas Football Stadium Hall of Fame website
San Antonio Conservation Society website
National Register of Historic Places
Site originally submitted by Elizabeth Hilburn - https://doorwayintothethepast.blogspot.com/ on July 14, 2015.
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