Opportunity Park

Opportunity Park is a park in Dallas, Texas. Opportunity Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fair Park, as well as near Bonton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oakland Cemetery and Cotton Bowl.

Oakland Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Oakland Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Dallas, Texas, United States. It originally stood on 180 acres in rural Dallas County 1.5 miles southeast of the county court house when it opened in 1892.

Cotton Bowl

Stadium

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The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park.

Texas Star

Ferris wheel

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Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas as its most popular ride. With an overall height of 216 feet, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in North America from 1985 until the opening of the 250-foot Star of Puebla in Mexico, on 22 July 2013.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Dallas and Fair Park.

South Dallas

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South Dallas is part of Dallas, extending south of the I30 east of Downtown, and south of the Trinity River west of it. In its west, across the Trinity River, you will find Oak Cliff, a large, low-income, mainly residential district southwest of downtown.

Fair Park

Neighborhood

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Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex in Dallas, Texas, United States, located immediately east of downtown. The 277-acre area is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark; many of the buildings were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936.

Bonton

Neighborhood

Bonton is a historically African-American neighborhood in South Dallas, Texas. The area, zip code 75215, is bounded by Hatcher St. and S Central Expressway to the North and West, respectively, and goes as far as Municipal St. and Donald St. to its East and South.

Opportunity Park

Type: Park
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.76374° or 32° 45′ 50″ north

Longitude

-96.75472° or 96° 45′ 17″ west

Elevation

407 feet (124 metres)

Open location code

8645Q67W+F4

GeoNames ID

4716794

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