FACTS:
Turnpike Stadium, which opened in 1965, was originally the home of the
Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs Texas League team, then became Arlington Stadium
upon its expansion for the Texas Rangers' opening season in 1972. Big
Time Wrestling held its first stadium shows here in July 1967 and August
1968.
STATUS: Demolished after the team moved to Rangers Ballpark in
Arlington in 1994.
FORMER ADDRESS: 1500 East Copeland Road. The facility was located on what
is now Rangers Ballpark's northernmost parking lot, off Tom Landry
Highway (I-30) at the corner of East Copeland and Pennant
Drive.
