Packed House

ID: 657 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Lavern "Windy" Drum
This file appears in: Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo
Packed House

At the time of its opening, the Heart O' Texas coliseum had the largest indoor arena in the state. For big-ticket events like the rodeo, it was not uncommon for the arena to be filled to its 7,638 seat capacity.

This file appears in: Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo

By Prisca Bird
In the early 1950s, McLennan County voters approved a $1.2 million bond towards the construction of a new agricultural and entertainment venue. Contractors Farnsworth and Chambers of Houston, Texas, worked alongside local architect Harris H. Roberts…