La Crosse Center
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| La Crosse Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | 300 Harbor View Plaza La Crosse, WI 54601 |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Owner | City of La Crosse |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Tenants | La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) (1985-1994) La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) (1996-2001) La Crosse Night Train (NIFL) (2001-2003) |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
The La Crosse Center is an 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It was built in 1980.[1] It was home to the La Crosse Night Train indoor football team and two Continental Basketball Association (CBA) teams: The La Crosse Catbirds and the La Crosse Bobcats. The center has field bids for additional teams in United Indoor Football[2], the United States Hockey League[3] and the NBA Developmental League[4].
The Center is also a convention center; in addition to the arena, which offers 21,600 square feet (2,010 m²) of exhibit space, a 45 foot ceiling height, a 60-by-40-foot stage, two locker rooms, and three dressing rooms. There is also a 14,935-square-foot (1,388 m²) North Hall which can open up to the arena to be used in combination, and a 38,740-square-foot (3,599 m²) South Exhibit Hall; all three venues total 75,275 square feet (6,993 m²) of exhibit space. The complex also contains 9,432 square feet (876 m²) of meeting room space in five meeting rooms, which can be divided into nine meeting rooms.
While both exhibit halls and the arena are used for trade shows, conventions, meetings, and banquets, the arena is also used for sporting events, concerts, circuses, ice shows, and other events.
The center has hosted numerous concerts. In addition to live concerts, the center is home to countless exhibits and shows. One noteworthy event is the annual Bi-State Classic high school wrestling tournament. The center holds ten full-size wrestling mats and up to 55 wrestling squads.
The most recent change to the La Crosse Center was a fifty foot skywalk spanning over Second Street in downtown La Crosse. The skywalk links a five floor parking ramp with the east end of the convention center.
The La Crosse Center is situated about 100 feet from the banks of the Mississippi River, and Riverside Park in Downtown La Crosse.
[edit] References
- ^ Redirecting to the new La Crosse Center Website
- ^ La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : Could indoor football return to La Crosse?
- ^ La Crosse Center posts profit for 2003, expects a small one in '04 | La Crosse Tribune | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ WKBT La Crosse, WI-NewsChannel 8, La Crosse Weather, La Crosse News, La Crosse SportsAirball: RimRockers Deal Dead
