US Airways Center - Phoenix, AZ
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b.b.wolf
N 33° 26.747 W 112° 04.267
12S E 400444 N 3701220
The US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona
Waymark Code: WM71T3
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2009
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From its planning inception in 1988 and eventual opening in June of 1992, US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena, as of January 6, 2006) was the benchmark for other cities and other sports facilities.
In its first full year of operation, the arena received every award a new venue of its kind was afforded, including Best New Concert Venue by Performance Magazine and Best NBA Facility by acclaim of those who know best, the players themselves.
Through the course of the 90’s, new facilities around the country followed the example of the US Airways Center and new projects sprung up in nearly all the major western state metropolitan areas: Denver, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Dallas.
After completing a major renovation, US Airways Center includes the 14,000 square foot Casino Arizona Pavilion, serving as a grand entrance highlighted by a 12 x 20 foot video wall. On the east side, the Bud Light Paseo is a flexible outdoor entertainment venue covered by a football field-length canopy, as well as the stylish Bud Light Bar area and facilities that double as television studio facilities for Suns telecasts and a performance stage for music events. Other additions include new technology installed in the bowl including a 900-foot LED ribbon, a center-hung scoreboard with HDTV screens, a new sound system, a new Courtside Club, Lexus Club and Verve Energy Lounge, and The Jungle, a 7,000 square foot family friendly interactive home to the Phoenix Suns Gorilla. At street level the US Airways Center features a Starbucks, an expanded Team Shop and the Toyota Club.
Coodinates for viewing from ground level: N 33° 26.807 W 112° 04.335
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