sport.wikisort.org - StadiumThe Westchester County Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in White Plains, New York. It hosts various local concerts and sporting events for the area.
Arena in New York, United States
Westchester County Center |
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Address | 198 Central Avenue |
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Location | White Plains, New York 10606 |
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Coordinates | 41°2′13″N 73°46′43″W |
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Capacity | Basketball: 5,000 Concerts: 5,000 Indoor football: 3,000[1] |
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Built | 1924 |
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Opened | 1930 |
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Renovated | 1988 |
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Westchester Golden Apples (USBL) (1985) New York Liberties (MLV) (1987–1989) Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) (2014–present) New York Liberty (WNBA) (2018–2019) New York Streets (NAL) (2019) |
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The County Center was conceived by the Westchester Recreation Commission in 1924 as a multi-purpose indoor recreational facility to host community programs and income-producing commercial events. It was designed by the architectural firm of Walker & Gillette, and built and decorated in the Art Deco style. The construction project cost approximately $785,000; a $16-million rehabilitation was completed in 1988.
For over 90 years the County Center has been Westchester's premier setting for thousands of concerts, trade shows, sports events, meetings, seminars, theatrical presentations, conventions and civic and community events.
On the weekend of May 22, 1930, the Westchester County Center Grand opening gala was held, attracting thousands from all over Westchester to hear such notable musicians as the pianist Percy Grainger, Metropolitan Opera Company tenor Edward Johnson, organist Palmer Christian and more than 1,500 local choral group performers. In the ensuing years, generations of County Center audiences have been treated to performances by such greats as Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Joan Sutherland, James Brown, Kenny Rogers, Janis Joplin and John Sebastian, Jimi Hendrix, The Who along with the Harlem Globetrotters, World Wrestling Entertainment, and the Royal Hanneford Circus, one of the longest running events at the Center to date.
Notable events
- Grand opening was held May 22, 1930 features pianist Percy Grainger, Metropolitan Opera Company tenor Edward Johnson, organist Palmer Christian [2]
- First Westchester Music Festival is held in July, 1930 in the newly opened center [3]
- Governor Herbert H. Lehman winds up his campaign with an address at a rally of the American Labor party in 1936 [4]
- Joe Baksi, future heavyweight contender, beat future movie actor Jack Palance (who fought under the name of Jack Brazzo) on December 17, 1940.[5]
- The boxrec database lists nearly 500 cards held at Westchester over the years dating back to 1934, with televised Tuesday night bouts a staple in the early 1950s.[6]
- The Who played a show including their rock opera Tommy on November 3, 1969.
- The New York Guard, a team in the short-lived All-American Basketball Alliance, played here in 1978.
- The Westchester Golden Apples, a charter franchise of the minor league, summertime United States Basketball League, played at the County Center in 1985. A second USBL team, the Westchester Kings, played at the Center in 1997.
- The New York Liberties volleyball team used the Center as their home venue in 1988.[7]
- Since the fall of 2014, it has been the home of the Westchester Knicks, the New York Knicks' farm team in the NBA G League.
- In 2018, it became the primary home of the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.[8] The Liberty were purchased in 2019 by the owner of the Brooklyn Nets and will be moved to the Barclays Center in 2020.[9]
- In 2019, the arena was the home venue for the expansion New York Streets of the National Arena League. As the arena was too small to fit a regulation indoor football field of 50 yards plus end zones, the team played on a field that was marked as 50-yard field but was actually about 38 yards.[10] The Streets folded after one season.
- During March 2020, it was announced that the Westchester County Center would be used to hold non-COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] During a March 30, 2020 press conference in the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump discussed the conversion of the Westchester County Center to a makeshift hospital, although he referred to it as the "Westchester Community Center."[citation needed]
References
- "THE STREETS' HOME IN WESTCHESTER IS HISTORICAL, INTIMATE AND LOUD". New York Streets. February 20, 2019.
- "History of the Westchester County Center". Westchester County Center. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "TO BEGIN ORGAN RECITALS; Westchester's Summer Program Will Open Today in County Centre", NY Times, July 6, 1930, p 28.
- "LEHMAN WIND-UP MONDAY; Ends Campaign With Talk at Labor Party Rally in White Plains" October 29, 1936, NY Times
- Boxrec Jack Brazzo aka Jack Palance
- "Locate Events". BoxRec. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- Melvin, Tessa (6 March 1988). "Volleyball at Center". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- "MSG to Operate Liberty While Continuing to Pursue Sale, Westchester County Center to Serve as Team's Primary Home for 2018". New York Liberty. February 8, 2018.
- "New York Liberty Announce Barclays Center as Home Venue Beginning in 2020". OurSports Central. October 17, 2019.
- "Norling: IFW – What in the Streets is going on in the NAL!?". Last Word on Sports. April 23, 2019.
- "Coronavirus: It'll take a week to add hospital beds at Westchester County Center".
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Education |
Primary and secondary schools |
- White Plains Public Schools
- Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel
- Archbishop Stepinac High School
- German International School New York
- The Leffell School (former Solomon Schechter) Lower Campus
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Colleges and universities |
- Pace University Graduate Center
- The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
- College of Westchester
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Other |
Landmarks |
- City Center at White Plains
- The Galleria at White Plains
- Trump Tower
- Westchester County Center
- The Westchester
- Federal Building and Courthouse
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NRHP properties |
- Bar Building
- Good Counsel Complex
- Elijah Miller House
- Mapleton
- Peoples National Bank and Trust Company Building
- Percy Grainger Home and Studio
- Presbyterian Rest for Convalescents
- Jacob Purdy House
- Soundview Manor
- White Plains Armory
- White Plains Rural Cemetery
- Woman's Club of White Plains
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Hospitals |
- Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
- White Plains Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester Division
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History |
- Battle of White Plains
- Shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
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Sports | |
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New York Liberty |
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Franchise |
- Franchise
- Most recent season
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Seasons |
- 1997
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Playoff appearances |
- 1997
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- 2008
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2015
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- 2022
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Rivals |
- Connecticut Sun
- Detroit Shock
- Houston Comets
- Indiana Fever
- Los Angeles Sparks
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Media | TV: | |
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Announcers: |
- Chris Shearn
- Michael Grady
- Julianne Viani
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National Arena League |
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Teams |
- Albany Empire
- Carolina Cobras
- Columbus Lions
- Jacksonville Sharks
- Orlando Predators
- San Antonio Gunslingers
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Former teams |
- Corpus Christi Rage (2017)
- Dayton Wolfpack (2017)
- Georgia Firebirds (2017)
- High Country Grizzlies (2017)
- Jersey Flight (2020–2021)
- Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (2017–2018)
- Maine Mammoths (2018)
- Massachusetts Pirates (2018–2020)
- Monterrey Steel (2017)
- New York Streets (2019)
- West Virginia Roughriders (2020)
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Seasons |
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
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На других языках
[de] Westchester County Center
Das Westchester County Center ist eine Mehrzweckhalle in der US-amerikanischen Stadt White Plains, Westchester County, im Südosten des Bundesstaates New York. Der Veranstaltungshalle wird für Konzerte und Sportveranstaltungen sowie lokale Messen, Ausstellungen, Besprechungen, Seminare, Theatervorstellungen, Tagungen und Bürger- wie Gemeindeveranstaltungen genutzt. Die Halle bietet maximal 5000 Plätze.
- [en] Westchester County Center
[fr] Westchester County Center
Le Westchester County Center est une salle omnisports située à White Plains (New York), Comté de Westchester, accueillant divers concerts et événements sportifs locaux. Sa capacité est de 5 000 places.
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