Toyota Center (Houston)
The
Toyota Center is a sports venue located at 1510 Polk Street in
Downtown Houston,
Texas.
Named after the
Japanese automobile manufacturer
Toyota, the Toyota Center houses three sports teams:
In 2002, the Houston sports teams pressured the city for a new stadium to be built to replace the
Compaq Center, formerly known as the Summit. As a result, the Toyota Center was built and has since become their new home.
The Toyota Center can seat 18,300 for basketball, 17,800 for hockey, & Up to 19,000 for concerts. It also has 2,900 Club Seats as well as 103 Luxury Suites. There are over 10,000 parking spaces within a few blocks of the facility, including the 2,500-space Toyota Tundra garage connected to the arena via private skybridge.
Winner of the Allen Award for Civic Enhancement by Central Houston in 2003, "Rookie of the Year" by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2004 and a finalist for Pollstar Magazine's "Best New Concert Venue" award, the Toyota Center welcomed more than 1.5 million fans during its first year alone.
The first event after the arena's opening ceremony was a
Fleetwood Mac concert on
October 6,
2003. The first
Rockets game at the Toyota Center was against the
Denver Nuggets on
October 30,
2003.
The
Houston Toyota Center has been the host of some of the biggest events in the
Houston area.
*Toyota Center hosted
WWE No Mercy on
October 9,
2005*Toyota Center was the host of the
2006 NBA All-Star Game*
Toyota Center Homepage*
Aerial view at Terraserver.com |
The interior of the stadium, during an ice hockey game |
