In 1880 the grounds were sold to a group of businessmen that included John Creighton, James E. Boyd and William A. Paxton.
The new owners spent $15,000 to improve the grounds, and for several years after this the Nebraska State Fair was sporadically held here.
8,000 people attended the premiere, and in 1898 the Park featured a local wild west show as part of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
It was renamed as Sunset Driving Park in 1904,[4] and sponsored races in which Barney Oldfield and Alonzo Webb beat world records for speed.
The old driving park on Sprague Street was broken up into 100 lots and offered for sale for residential purposes.