Detail: On April 1, 1994, a new era for the Texas Rangers began with the
opening of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The beautiful baseball-only
facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex which
solidifies Arlington, Texas as an entertainment giant in the Southwest.
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, completed in just 23 months, is a
state-of-the-art building with the utmost in customer convenience. Yet,
the 49,115 seat open-air ballpark was designed and built with tradition
and intimacy in mind, containing features such as a granite and brick
facade, exposed structural steel, an asymmetrical playing field, and a
home run porch in right field. Texas architecture is featured
throughout, from the outer facade to the Lone Stars in the concourses
and on the seat aisles.
This unique complex also includes a baseball museum, a children's
learning center, and a four-story office building within the ballpark
and a youth baseball park, a 12-acre lake, and parks and recreation
space on the perimeter. Total cost of the project was approximately 191
million dollars.
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Neighborhood:
East (Six Flags & Johnson Station)
Category:
Sports/Athletics