Farrington Field
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May 2026
Press Release
Historical profile of Farrington Field, an art deco public stadium built in 1937–1939 with WPA federal assistance and named after Fort Worth school athletic director Evan Stanley Farrington. The facility's construction cost grew from an approved $244,000 to a final $400,000, with the first game played in September 1939.
Farrington Field hosted high school heroes, pro legends
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A historical retrospective on the catastrophic May 1949 Fort Worth flood, illustrated with archival photographs from the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries and the Fort Worth History Center Archives depicting flooded streets, homes, and landmarks throughout the city.
The Fort Worth Flood of 1949: A city underwater