Race Track At 12320 South Main St.

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HAIF user @blue92mentioned a race track on South Post Oak and South Main.  I had to see for myself!

This would have been where present-day Waukesha-Pearce Industries is located, at 12320 South Main Street. Using Google Earth, an image dated December 31, 1944 there wasn't a track there. By the time December 31, 1952 came the oval tracks (appear) to be overgrown with plant life.  So the track might have been active in the late 1940s into early 1950s?

Anyone know what this is about? Does an oval automatically mean it's a race track of sorts? Could these oval shapes be used for farming or an energy setup? Or maybe a athletes school track?

South Main was littered with race tracks!!

1. Meyer Speedway At 14015 South Main St.
2. Playland Park Speedway At 9200 South Main St.
3. Race Track At 12320 South Main St.
4. Race Track On Hiram Clarke Rd. At South Main St.
5. Race Track On Dunlap St. & South Main St.
6. Race Track On Old Main Street Rd At Holcombe Blvd.
7. Race Track On, or near 11333 Cliffwood Drive and Greenwillow Street, backing up to South Main St.
8. South Main Speedway On Old Main Street Rd.
9. South Main Speedrome On Eagle Ave. & South Main St.
10. Mason's Boat Racing & Horse Track At 1000 Highway 90.

Image credit:

https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer