Oncenter

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The Oncenter is a three-building convention and entertainment complex in Downtown Syracuse, New York, USA. It is comprised of a convention center, sporting arena, and theaters.

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[edit] Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter

Convention Center at Oncenter in Downtown Syracuse
Convention Center at Oncenter in Downtown Syracuse

The Convention Center at Oncenter, which opened in 1992, consists of 99,000 square feet (9,200 square meters) of rentable space. It is attached to a 1,000-car parking garage.[1] The Convention Center was named after outgoing 20-year county executive Nicholas J. Pirro on 8 December 2007. [2]

[edit] War Memorial at Oncenter

Main article: War Memorial at Oncenter

The War Memorial at Oncenter is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena that has been home to Syracuse's former NBA team, the Syracuse Nationals, as well as several minor-league hockey, football, and lacrosse teams. Since 1994, it has been home to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

[edit] John H. Mulroy Civic Center Theaters at Oncenter

The John H. Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter is home to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Opera Company. The Crouse-Hinds Theater, the main theater of the center, contains the largest stage in Upstate New York and seats 2,117, on three tiers.

The other two theaters are the Carrier Theater, with 463 seats, and the Bevard Studio, with 162 seats.[3]

[edit] Westin at Oncenter

Set to be completed in 2009, the Westin at Oncenter is a planned 350-room hotel.[4] A hotel had originally been planned when the convention center was being planned in the late 1980s. The Hotel Syracuse, also adjacent to the complex, served as the buildings' main hotel since their respective completions, but its state worsened throughout the 1990s, entering a second bankruptcy in 2001, and closing in 2004. Fear that this was hurting convention center business rekindled plans for a convention center hotel. The Hotel Syracuse is under development to become a mixed-use complex with 155 hotel rooms, 100 apartments, and 70 condominiums.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oncenter: Convention Center Overview
  2. ^ It's officially the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center
  3. ^ Oncenter: Civic Center Overview
  4. ^ Mariani, John (Nov. 1, 2006). "Westin to operate hotel at Oncenter". The Post-Standard
  5. ^ Knauss, Tim (Dec. 16, 2005). "Condos, ballrooms for Hotel Syracuse". The Post-Standard, p. A1.

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