Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Explained

Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
Address:	1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX, 79401
Type:	Convention Center
Parking:	1,500 on-site spaces
Opened:	1977
Renovated:	2015
Owner:	City of Lubbock
Cost:	$7,800,000 (1970 proposed budget)
Architect:	The Architects Group
General Contractor:	Page and Wirtz Construction Co
Seating Type:	Free standing, bleachers and permanent
Acreage:	6.9 acres

The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center is a convention center located in Lubbock, Texas. It was built in 1977 and dedicated to the memory of local residents who died in the Lubbock tornado of 1970 that struck the site of the center.

Concluding in November 2015, the building underwent extensive renovation work, covering bathrooms, meeting rooms, pedestrian mall areas, lighting, external courtyard and new seating in the building's theater.^[1]

Features

Building facilities include:

• A 40000-3NaN-3 exhibit hall which also doubles as a 2,995-seat indoor arena and can be used for sporting events, trade shows, conventions, banquets, and concerts (maximum capacity 4,914). Attached to the exhibit hall is an 11000-2NaN-2 balcony with retractable seating. Its ceiling height is 30 feet from floor to rafters, 45 feet from floor to roof.
• A 141040NaN0 banquet hall, used for banquets and smaller meetings, seating up to 1400 persons.
• A 1,395-seat theater used for concerts, stage shows and other events. It features two concession stands, two box offices, and four dressing rooms, among amenities.
• A 28000-2NaN-2 pedestrian mall marking the main lobby for the complex, and an outdoor plaza.
• A mezzanine room with a 100-foot glass wall.
• Twelve meeting rooms and a terrace suite.
• Ticketing business, Select-a-Seat is located in the facility, and provides ticketing to events in the building and other venues throughout West Texas.^[2]

The annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, co-sponsored by the American Cowboy Culture Association, is hosted each year at the Lubbock Civic Center from Thursday through Sunday after Labor Day.^[3]

External links

• Official webpage

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Poole. Stevie. www.lubbockonline.com. en. 2019-06-22.
2. Web site: City of Lubbock - Departments Civic Center. ci.lubbock.tx.us. 2019-06-23.
3. Web site: National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, Inc. (Lubbock, Texas). cowboy.org. September 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130826204027/http://www.cowboy.org/About/History-And-Purpose. August 26, 2013. dead.