Compaq Center (Houston)
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| Compaq Center | |
| Facility Statistics | |
| Location | 10 Greenway Plaza Houston, Texas 77046 |
| Opened | November 2, 1975 |
| Closed | December 2003 |
| Owner | The City of Houston |
| Construction Cost | $27 million USD |
| Architect | |
| Former Names | |
| The Summit | 1975-1998 |
| Tenants | |
| Houston Aeros (WHA) | 1975-1979 |
| Houston Summit (MISL) | 1978-1980 |
| Houston Rockets (NBA) | 1975-2003 |
| Houston Aeros (IHL/AHL) | 1994-2003 |
| Houston Hotshots (CISL) | 1994-1997 |
| Houston Comets (WNBA) | 1997-2003 |
| Houston Thunderbears (Arena) | 1998-2001 |
| Houston Hotshots (WISL) | 1999 |
| Seating Capacity | |
| 2001 Basketball | 16,285 |
| 2001 Hockey | 15,256 |
Current Name
The Compaq Center is now a Lakewood Church.
Before the Change
The Compaq Center, once named The Summit, was a basketball and hockey arena in Houston, Texas.
The arena, named after computer manufacturer Compaq under a naming rights arrangement, housed the Houston Comets, Houston Aeros, and Houston Rockets until fall 2003. The sports teams left this stadium in favor of the new Toyota Center in downtown Houston.
This was the first sports arena in the Houston area to be named under a naming rights agreement; in 2000, Reliant Energy, under a naming rights arrangement, renamed the Astrodome (Houston Astrodome, Astrohall, and Astroarena) as Reliant Park, where Reliant Stadium also stands.
It hosted the WWF Royal Rumble in 1989, WWE No Way Out of Texas in 1998 and WWE Bad Blood in 2003.
Also, the rock band Queen recorded and filmed a heavily bootlegged concert at this venue on December 11, 1977 on the group's News Of The World tour. This concert was considered one of Queen's most famous concerts.
Even a 1981 performance from the rock band Journey at this venue was released as the CD and DVD package Live In Houston 1981 in 2005.
The Compaq Center is located in the Greenway Plaza complex. With the sports teams gone, Lakewood Church converted the arena into a megachurch.
Unlike the Forum in Inglewood, California, which its church (Faithful Central Bible Church) still rents out occasionally, the Lakewood Church is the only tenant allowed to use the Compaq Center.
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