Rabobank Arena
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| Former names | Bakersfield Centennial Garden (1998-2005) |
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| Location | 1001 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301 |
| Owner | City of Bakersfield |
| Operator | AEG |
| Capacity | 10,400 |
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| Broke ground | June 9, 1997 |
| Opened | October 1, 1998 |
| Construction cost | $38 million ($56.7 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Rossetti Architects |
| Project manager | National Sports Services |
| Structural engineer | Culp & Tanner |
| Services engineer | ACCO Engineered Systems |
| General contractor | PCL Construction |
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Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (NCAA) (1998–2014) Bakersfield Condors (WCHL/ECHL) (1998–2015) Bakersfield Blitz (af2) (2002–2007) Bakersfield Jam (NBA D-League) (2006–2009) Bakersfield Condors (AHL) (2015–present) |
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The Rabobank Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Bakersfield, California, USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as Centennial Garden. Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank has held the naming rights since 2005.
The arena is home to the Bakersfield Condors, a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League and occasional California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners Men's NCAA Division I basketball games. Rabobank Arena is also the current home to the California Interscholastic Federation High School State Wrestling Championship Tournament held the first weekend in March. As a concert venue, the arena seats 6,400 for half-house shows and up to 10,225 for center stage and end-stage shows. The arena floor measures 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2) of total space.
The southern concourse of Rabobank Arena serves as the exhibit home of the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame. The Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame honors athletes and people involved with athletics from Bakersfield and Kern County. They include nationally prominent athletes, local coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to athletics. A separate display on the western concourse honors the founders of Bakersfield and Kern County, as well as country music legend Buck Owens and current athletes and dignitaries from Bakersfield and Kern County.
Attached to Rabobank Arena is the Rabobank Theater and Convention Center, a 17,840-square-foot (1,657 m2) exhibit hall and 3,000-seat theater. The complex was originally known as the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (opened in 1962) and was later renamed the Bakersfield Convention Center in the 1980s.
In front of Rabobank Arena is a city parkspace, Centennial Plaza. The Plaza has a large fountain that drains into the concrete of the plaza, a stage, a sculpture fountain, art work, and bricks commemorating the City of Bakersfield's Centennial as an incorporated city in 1998.
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