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 Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA Posted by:  vulture1957
N 35° 27.982 W 097° 30.842
14S E 634828 N 3925777
Cox Convention Center
1 Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Waymark Code: WM11QKB
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2019
Views: 7
Originally called the Myriad Convention Center until the 90's when everything started to be named for corporate sponsors. Every June it hosts the Red Earth Festival, a large Native American cultural and arts festival. I came here many times to watch the OKC Blazers hockey team. My son's high school graduation ceremony was here. Event parking is below the arena and more parking is at the adjacent Sante Fe St Parking Garage. There is an above-street walkway from the garage to the convention center.
from Wikipedia
"History
Its name comes from a naming rights deal with telecommunications giant Cox Communications. The complex was formerly known as the Myriad Convention Center.
It was the centerpiece of Oklahoma City's first major urban renewal project, the Pei Plan. In addition to the Convention Center, the project included the removal of blighted sections of the southern downtown area. The project also began the process for the design and construction of the Myriad Botanical Gardens, located directly west of the Myriad.
It is located adjacent to the Renaissance and Sheraton Hotels and borders Robinson Avenue, Sheridan Avenue, Reno Avenue, and EK Gaylord Blvd in Downtown. Immediately across the street to the south is the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the city's largest multipurpose arena, as well as the Courtyard Hotel.
Arena information
Its primary use is that of large-scale convention and meeting facility. It also hosts major concerts, conferences, and other large-scale events. The complex houses multiple meeting rooms, conference and convention space, dining halls, and a 15,000 seat multi-purpose arena. When it opened in 1972, it replaced the Oklahoma State Fair Arena as Oklahoma City's main indoor sports and concert venue. It would retain this status for 30 years until the opening of the Ford Center (now the Chesapeake Energy Arena) in 2002.
The arena was home to Oklahoma City Blazers hockey in the 1970s and then again from 1992 to 2002, Bricktown Brawlers Indoor Football League team; previously the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League used to play their games there before their relocation to Bakersfield. The Cox Convention Center has also hosted numerous state and college basketball events, including early rounds of the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament and also the 2007 and 2009 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament and UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard on September 16, 2009. The NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the arena from 1986 to 1988.
Capacity
Basketball: 13,846
Ice hockey: 13,399
Arena football: 13,231
Concerts: 15,634
Construction
Broke ground 1969
Opened November 5, 1972
Construction cost $23 million
($157 million in 2018 dollars)"
Size (optional): More than 1 million square feet of dynamic and flexible space, Cox Convention Center spans four city blocks and features 100,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, a 25,000 sq. ft. ballroom, 21 meeting rooms and an impressive 15,000-seat arena.
Ownership: Private
Annual Events (optional):
Red Earth Festival
Address (optional):
1 Myriad Gardens
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States
73102
Convention Center website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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