Toyota Center (Houston)

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The Toyota Center is a sports venue located at 1510 Polk Street in Downtown Houston, Texas.

Named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota, the Toyota Center houses three sports teams:

Logo Club Sport League
Houston Aeros Ice Hockey American Hockey League
Houston Comets Basketball Women's National Basketball Association

Houston Rockets Basketball National Basketball Association

Club	Sport	League
Houston Aeros	Ice Hockey	American Hockey League
Houston Comets	Basketball	Women's National Basketball Association
Houston Rockets	Basketball	National Basketball Association

History

In 2002, the Houston sports teams pressured the city for a new stadium to be built to replace the Compaq Center, formerly known as the Summit. As a result, the Toyota Center was built and has since become their new home.

The Toyota Center can seat 18,300 for basketball, 17,800 for hockey, & Up to 19,000 for concerts. It also has 2,900 Club Seats as well as 103 Luxury Suites.

Parking is not an issue here. The Toyota Center has 2,500-space Toyota Tundra garage connected to the arena via private skybridge. Also 10,000 total spaces within a few blocks

Winner of the Allen Award for Civic Enhancement by Central Houston in 2003, “Rookie of the Year” by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2004 and a finalist for Pollstar Magazine’s “Best New Concert Venue" award, Toyota Center welcomed more than 1.5 million fans during it’s first year alone.

The interior of the stadium, during an ice hockey game

Events

The first event after the arena's opening ceremony was a Fleetwood Mac concert on October 6, 2003. The first Rockets game at the Toyota Center was against the Denver Nuggets on October 30, 2003.

The Houston Toyota Center was the host of some of the biggest events in the Houston Area.

Toyota Center hosted WWE No Mercy on October 9, 2005
Toyota Center was the host of the 2006 NBA All-Star Game

External links

Current arenas in the National Basketball Association
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Current arenas in the Women's National Basketball Association
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Charlotte Bobcats Arena \| Conseco Fieldhouse \| Madison Square Garden \| Mohegan Sun Arena \| Palace of Auburn Hills \| UIC Pavilion \| Verizon Center		ARCO Arena \| AT&T Center \| KeyArena \| Staples Center \| Target Center \| Toyota Center \| US Airways Center

Current arenas in the American Hockey League
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Arena at Harbor Yard \| Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena \| Cumberland County Civic Center \| Dunkin' Donuts Center \| GIANT Center \| Hartford Civic Center \| MassMutual Center \| Norfolk Scope \| Pepsi Arena \| Tsongas Arena \| Verizon Wireless Arena \| Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza \| Wachovia Spectrum		Allstate Arena \| AT&T Center \| Blue Cross Arena \| Bradley Center \| Carver Arena \| Copps Coliseum \| MTS Centre \| Omaha Civic Auditorium \| Quicken Loans Arena \| Ricoh Coliseum \| Toyota Center \| Van Andel Arena \| War Memorial at Oncenter \| Wells Fargo Arena

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