Beaumont Civic Center

Beaumont Civic Center
Location 701 Main Street, Beaumont, TX
Coordinates 30°4′57″N 94°5′42″W / 30.08250°N 94.09500°W / 30.08250; -94.09500Coordinates: 30°4′57″N 94°5′42″W / 30.08250°N 94.09500°W / 30.08250; -94.09500
Owner City of Beaumont, Texas
Operator City of Beaumont, Texas
Capacity 6,500
Tenants
1980-1984: Lamar Cardinals basketball

The Beaumont Civic Center, in downtown Beaumont, Texas, is a 6,500-seat arena where concerts, conventions, trade shows and exhibitions are held. It has 29,300 square feet (2,720 m2) of ground-level exhibit space and 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) space on the second level for a combined space of 41,300 square feet (3,840 m2). The venue is part of the Beaumont Civic Center Complex. This complex includes the Civic Center, Julie Rogers Theater and the Jefferson Theatre.[1][2][3]

The Civic Center is the temporary home of the Beaumont Children's Museum.[4]

Previous History

Home Court for Lamar Cardinals Basketball Team - 1980-1984

The Beaumont Civic Center was the home court for the Lamar Cardinals basketball men's team for four seasons from 1980-1984. The Cardinals record at the Civic Center was 40-2.[5] [6][7][8][9]

Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament - 1981, 1983, 1984

The Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held at the Beaumont Civic Center in 1981, 1983, and 1984.[10][11]

The Streak - End of the 80 Game Home Court Winning Streak

The Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team's eighty (80) game home court winning streak started at McDonald Gym on February 18, 1978. Before the Cardinals moved to their new home at the Beaumont Civic Center, McDonald Gym saw the first thirty-seven (37) straight home wins of the streak. The remaining forty-three (43) straight home court wins of the streak were at the Beaumont Civic Center. When the streak ended on March 10, 1984, the Cardinals were owners of seventh (7th) longest home court winning streak in NCAA history.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] [22]

Around the Civic Center
David Cargill sculpture in front of Civic Center
David Cargill sculpture at entrance to Civic Center 
Fountain and reflecting pool at Civic Center
Fountain and reflecting pool at Civic Center entrance plaza 
Beaumont City Hall side of the Beaumont Civic Center/City Hall plaza
Beaumont City Hall side of the Beaumont Civic Center/City Hall plaza 
View of Civic Center from steps to Riverfront Park pedestrian underpass
View of Civic Center from steps to Riverfront Park pedestrian underpass 
Riverfront Park adjacent to Civic Center
Riverfront Park adjacent to Civic Center 
View from Riverfront Park of ship at one of the Port of Beaumont wharves
View from Riverfront Park of Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ship at one of the Port of Beaumont wharves 

See also

References

  1. "Information and Specs1". Beaumont Events.
  2. http://www.beaumontcvb.com/listings/?action=display&listingID=1301&menuID=&tab=map
  3. "Beaumont Civic Center". beaumontcvb.com.
  4. Dan Wallach (March 7, 2014). "Civic Center could be home for Children's Museum". Beaumont Enterprise - Hearst Newspapers II LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  5. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Guide" (pdf). lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University. p. 130. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. "Texas Monthly". google.com.
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  8. "Texas Monthly". google.com.
  9. "Texas Monthly". google.com.
  10. "2010-11 Lamar Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). Lamar University Department of Athletics. pp. 135–136. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  11. "Southland Conference 2014-15 Men's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 114. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  12. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010-11/misc_non_event/6-3-8.pdf
  13. Vin Getz (January 14, 2015). "Longest Home-Court Winning Streaks in College Basketball History (and the Longest Current Ones, Too)". Sports List of the Day. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  14. Max Rogers (February 26, 2012). "NCAA Basketball: Kentucky, Harvard, and the Top 10 Home Winning Streaks". 2015 Bleacher Report, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  15. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1978_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  16. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1979_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  17. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1980_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  18. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1981_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  19. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  20. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1983_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  21. http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1984_346_Lamar%20University.pdf
  22. "Demon fans can vote for 2006 NCAA win over Iowa as top SLC moment". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved February 19, 2015. What began as a hard-working 59-54 Southland Conference win against Arkansas State on Feb. 18, 1978, the Lamar Cardinals embarked on a remarkable 80-game home win streak during the next six seasons.

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