Gateway Center Arena

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Gateway Center Arena @ College Park
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place United StatesUnited States College Park , Georgia
Coordinates 33 ° 38 '48.5 "  N , 84 ° 27' 34.6"  W Coordinates: 33 ° 38 '48.5 "  N , 84 ° 27' 34.6"  W.
owner City College Park
operator Georgia International Convention Center (GICC)
start of building February 12, 2018
opening 9th November 2019
First game November 21, 2019
College Park Skyhawks - Delaware Blue Coats 112: 120
surface Concrete
parquet
costs 45 million US dollars
architect TVS Design
Rosser International
capacity 3500 places (basketball)
5000 places (maximum)
Societies)

The Gateway Center Arena (spelling: Gateway Center Arena @ College Park ) is a multi-purpose hall in the US city ​​of College Park in the state of Georgia . College Park is located about three miles south of the metropolis Atlanta and belongs to the metropolitan area Atlanta . The hall with 100,000 sq ft (about 9290 m ) area is adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC), the second largest convention center in Georgia and is the home ground of basketball - Franchises College Park Skyhawks from the NBA G-League and the Atlanta Dream of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The groundbreaking ceremony of the 45 million US dollars expensive construction was on 12 February 2018 attended by representatives of the city, the GICC and the Atlanta Hawks performed. The Skyhawks are the Atlanta Hawks' farm team from the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was relocated to College Park as the Erie BayHawks in 2019 after living in Erie , Pennsylvania for two years . The women's team Atlanta Dream moved from the large State Farm Arena in Atlanta to the smaller arena for the 2020 season . The multi-purpose arena is designed to create up to 600 jobs in College Park and neighboring communities, especially for women and minorities. There are 3,500 places for basketball games. The arena holds 5,000 visitors for concerts , stand-up comedy shows , conferences , graduation celebrations , family or marketing events. With the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Downtown Atlanta can be reached in a few minutes . The ATL SkyTrain , an automated people mover , connects the Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport with the Georgia International Convention Center. The first game of the College Park Skyhawks in the new hall took place on November 21, 2019. The Skyhawks were defeated by the Delaware Blue Coats in front of 2912 spectators with 112: 120.

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  1. ↑ Caleb J. Spivak: [Renderings] Gateway Center 'Multipurpose Arena' Breaks Ground in College Park. In: whatnowatlanta.com. February 13, 2018, accessed March 24, 2020 .
  2. ^ Atlanta Dream Announces New Home Court at Gateway Center in College Park. In: dream.wnba.com. October 18, 2019, accessed on March 24, 2020 .
  3. ^ Josh Green: Vision emerges for Atlanta Hawks, concert venue in College Park. In: atlanta.curbed.com. February 13, 2018, accessed March 24, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Gateway Center Arena. In: dream.wnba.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  5. ^ About the arena. In: arenagatewaycenter.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Game report of the College Park Skyhawks against the Delaware Blue Coats. In: gleague.nba.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .