Beaumont Civic Center
30°4′57″N 94°5′42″W / 30.08250°N 94.09500°W / 30.08250; -94.09500
The Beaumont Civic Center, in downtown Beaumont, Texas, is a 6,500-seat arena where concerts, conventions, trade shows and exhibitions are held. Banquet maximum capacity is 2,000. It has 29,300 square feet (2,720 m2) of ground-level exhibit space and 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) space on the second level for a combined space of 41,300 square feet (3,840 m2). The building includes four dressing rooms with showers. 850 parking spots are onsite.[1] The venue is part of the Beaumont Civic Center Complex. This complex includes the Civic Center, Julie Rogers Theater and the Jefferson Theatre.[2][3][4]
The Civic Center is the temporary home of the Beaumont Children's Museum.[5]
Previous History
Home Court for Lamar Cardinals Basketball Team - 1980-1984
The Beaumont Civic Center was the home court for the Lamar Cardinals basketball men's team for four seasons from 1980 to 1984. The Cardinals record at the Civic Center was 40–2.[6][7][8][9][10]
Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament - 1981, 1983, 1984
The Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held at the Beaumont Civic Center in 1981, 1983, and 1984.[11][12]
The Streak - End of the 80 Game Home Court Winning Streak
The Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team's eighty (80) game home court winning streak started at McDonald Gym on February 18, 1978. Before the Cardinals moved to their new home at the Beaumont Civic Center, McDonald Gym saw the first thirty-seven (37) straight home wins of the streak. The remaining forty-three (43) straight home court wins of the streak were at the Beaumont Civic Center. When the streak ended on March 10, 1984, the Cardinals were owners of seventh (7th) longest home court winning streak in NCAA history.[13][14][15][16]
- David Cargill sculpture at entrance to Civic Center
- Fountain and reflecting pool at Civic Center entrance plaza
- Beaumont City Hall side of the Beaumont Civic Center/City Hall plaza
- View of Civic Center from steps to Riverfront Park pedestrian underpass
- Riverfront Park adjacent to Civic Center
- View from Riverfront Park of Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ship at one of the Port of Beaumont wharves
See also
- Fair Park Coliseum
- Ford Park
- Ford Arena
- Montagne Center
References
- ^ "Beaumont Civic Center". Beaumont Convention & Visitor Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Information and Specs1". Beaumont Events. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Beaumont Civic Center | Beaumont, TX 77701".
- ^ "Beaumont Civic Center". beaumontcvb.com.
- ^ Dan Wallach (March 7, 2014). "Civic Center could be home for Children's Museum". Beaumont Enterprise - Hearst Newspapers II LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University. p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. November 1984.
- ^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. December 1985.
- ^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. December 1981.
- ^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. December 1982.
- ^ "2010-11 Lamar Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). Lamar University Department of Athletics. pp. 135–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Southland Conference 2014-15 Men's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 114. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Lamar Cardinals Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vin Getz (January 14, 2015). "Longest Home-Court Winning Streaks in College Basketball History (and the Longest Current Ones, Too)". Sports List of the Day. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Max Rogers (February 26, 2012). "NCAA Basketball: Kentucky, Harvard, and the Top 10 Home Winning Streaks". 2015 Bleacher Report, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Demon fans can vote for 2006 NCAA win over Iowa as top SLC moment". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
What began as a hard-working 59-54 Southland Conference win against Arkansas State on Feb. 18, 1978, the Lamar Cardinals embarked on a remarkable 80-game home win streak during the next six seasons.
External links
- Official Site
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- Higher education:
- Primary and secondary education: Beaumont ISD
- Texas Acad. of Leadership in the Humanities
- Monsignor Kelly Catholic HS
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preserves
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens
- Beaumont Country Club
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Tyrrell Park
- Cattail Marsh
- Village Creek State Park
- McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges
- Sea Rim State Park
water
- Neches River
- Sabine River
- Village Creek
- Pine Island Bayou
- Gulf of Mexico
- Art Museum of Southeast Texas
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum
- Beaumont Art League
- Beaumont Children's Museum
- Beaumont Police Department Museum
- Chambers House
- Clifton Steamboat Museum
- Dishman Art Museum
- Edison Museum
- Fire Museum of Texas
- John Jay French House
- Jefferson County Historical Commission Mini-Museum
- McFaddin–Ward House
- Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
- Texas Energy Museum
- List of museums in East Texas
and culture
- Downtown Beaumont
- South Texas State Fair
- Symphony of Southeast Texas
- Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest
- Boomtown Film and Music Festival
- Crockett Street
- Dog Jam
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- Gusher Marathon
- People From Beaumont