Lost venues in Texas
16 former venues documented so far, across 10 cities. Mostly football, soccer, baseball.
16 venues
View on map →Arlington Downs
Arlington Downs was W. T. Waggoner's Thoroughbred track in Arlington, Texas, opened in 1929 and closed after Texas repealed parimutuel betting in 1937. Its buildings were razed in 1958.
Arlington Stadium
Opened in 1965 as minor-league Turnpike Stadium, Arlington Stadium was expanded for the Texas Rangers, who played there from 1972 to 1993 before it was razed in 1994.
Buffalo Stadium
Buffalo Stadium, built by the St. Louis Cardinals for the Texas League Houston Buffaloes, opened in Houston's East End in 1928. It was sold for salvage in 1963, and a furniture showroom later went up on the site.
Colt Stadium
Colt Stadium was the temporary open-air home of Houston's expansion Colt .45s from 1962 to 1964. It was later dismantled and shipped to Mexico.
Dallas Sportatorium
The Dallas Sportatorium was a wrestling and boxing arena that opened in 1935 and became the home of World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s. It closed in 1998 and was demolished in 2003.
Floyd Casey Stadium
Floyd Casey Stadium, originally Baylor Stadium, was Baylor University's football home from 1950 to 2013. It was imploded on May 14, 2016.
Fouts Field
Fouts Field was the University of North Texas's football stadium from 1952 to 2010. It was replaced by Apogee Stadium and fully demolished in 2018.
HemisFair Arena
HemisFair Arena opened with San Antonio's 1968 world's fair and was home to the Spurs from 1973 to 1993. It was demolished in 1995 to expand the convention center.
Houston Raceway Park
Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, was an NHRA national-event drag strip that opened in 1988 and closed after the April 2022 SpringNationals. A 3/8-mile dirt oval was added in 2000.
LaGrave Field
LaGrave Field was Fort Worth's ballpark site from 1926, home to the Texas League Cats and later a rebuilt independent-league park from 2002 to 2014; demolition began in February 2025.
Mission Stadium
Mission Stadium was the 10,000-seat home of the minor-league San Antonio Missions from 1947 to 1964; its site is now a parking lot.
Ownby Stadium
Ownby Stadium was SMU's on-campus football stadium, used from 1926 to 1948 and again in 1989-1994. It was demolished in 1998 and Gerald J. Ford Stadium was built on the site.
Reunion Arena
Reunion Arena was Dallas's main indoor arena from 1980 to 2008, home to the NBA's Mavericks and, from 1993, the NHL's Stars. It was demolished in 2009.
Robertson Stadium
Built by the Houston school district with the WPA and opened in 1942, this stadium was home to the AFL's Houston Oilers and later the University of Houston. It was demolished in December 2012 for TDECU Stadium.
Texas Stadium
Texas Stadium was the Dallas Cowboys' home in suburban Irving from 1971 to 2008. It was known for a partial roof that covered the stands but left an opening over the field.
The Summit
The Summit, later Compaq Center, was the Houston Rockets' arena from 1975 to 2003. The building was converted into Lakewood Church's main campus in 2005.