La Crosse Center

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = La Crosse Center
location = 300 Harbor View Plaza
La Crosse, WI 54601
opened = 1980
owner = City of La Crosse
surface = Multi-surface
tenants = La Crosse Catbirds (CBA) (1985-1994)
La Crosse Bobcats (CBA) (1996-2001)
La Crosse Night Train (NIFL) (2001-2003)

seating_capacity =10,000

The La Crosse Center is an 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It was built in 1980. [ [http://www.lacrossecenter.com/xindex.html Redirecting to the new La Crosse Center Website ] ] It was home to the La Crosse Night Train indoor football team and two Continental Basketball Association (CBA) teams: The La Crosse Catbirds and the La Crosse Bobcats. The center has field bids for additional teams in United Indoor Football [ [http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2004/12/04/sports/00lead.txt La Crosse Tribune - 7.0 : Could indoor football return to La Crosse? ] ] , the United States Hockey League [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3652/is_200403/ai_n9407261 La Crosse Center posts profit for 2003, expects a small one in '04 | La Crosse Tribune | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] and the NBA Developmental League [ [http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6563329 WKBT La Crosse, WI-NewsChannel 8, La Crosse Weather, La Crosse News, La Crosse SportsAirball: RimRockers Deal Dead ] ] .

The Center is also a convention center; in addition to the arena, which offers convert|21600|sqft|m2|-1 of exhibit space, a 45 foot ceiling height, a 60-by-40-foot stage, two locker rooms, and three dressing rooms. There is also a convert|14935|sqft|m2|0|sing=on North Hall which can open up to the arena to be used in combination, and a convert|38740|sqft|m2|0|sing=on South Exhibit Hall; all three venues total convert|75275|sqft|m2|0 of exhibit space. The complex also contains convert|9432|sqft|m2|0 of meeting room space in five meeting rooms, which can be divided into nine meeting rooms.

While both exhibit halls and the arena are used for trade shows, conventions, meetings, and banquets, the arena is also used for sporting events, concerts, circuses, ice shows, and other events.

The center has hosted numerous concerts. In addition to live concerts, the center is home to countless exhibits and shows. One noteworthy event is the annual Bi-State Classic high school wrestling tournament. The center holds ten full-size wrestling mats and up to 55 wrestling squads.

The most recent change to the La Crosse Center was a fifty foot skywalk spanning over Second Street in downtown La Crosse. The skywalk links a five floor parking ramp with the east end of the convention center.

The La Crosse Center is situated about 100 feet from the banks of the Mississippi River, and Riverside Park in Downtown La Crosse.

References

External links

* [http://www.lacrossecenter.com La Crosse Center]