to relocate the WNBA’s Dallas Wingsto a national architecture, engineering and construction management firm for the arena renovation and reconstruction, and city officials anticipate the project could be done as early as 2026.If the Wings were to relocate to the site, they would have to use the arena at least 70 days a year between April 15 and Nov. 1, according to the proposal before council members on Wednesday.
The convention center is a mosaic of structures. Every new building has been part of a city-led effort to expand the complex that stretches from the City Hall to the Cedars neighborhood.Memorial Auditorium, built in 1957, is the complex’s first and oldest structure. It is near The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, which also is undergoing renovationsThe arena has the capacity to hold nearly 10,000 attendees.
The Dallas Chaparrals, a basketball team affiliated to the American Basketball Association were also based in the arena until 1973, and the arena also hosted an appearance by John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign.in February that the arena’s renovation and upgrades will include efforts to make the space compliant with the requirements of the American with Disabilities Act.
Right now, its antiquated design and the lack of accessibility limits the arena’s use to 26 events per year. But the upgrades will allow the space to be used as many as 100 times per year.In the last decade, the city has approved projects that could make the area around the convention center more walkable and public-transit friendly., with a new deck park over Interstate 30 nearby.
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