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Encyclopedia > Freeman Coliseum
Freeman Coliseum

Location 3201 East Houston St.
San Antonio, Texas 78219
Broke ground November 17, 1947
Opened October 19, 1949
Renovated 1993
Owner Bexar County
Operator  ?
Surface Chilled Concrete
Construction cost $1.75 million
Architect Bartlett Cocke, Phelps & Dewews & Simmons, Atlee B. and Robt. M. Ayres
Former names Joe Freeman Bexar County Coliseum, Bexar County Coliseum
Tenants
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo1950-2002
Capacity
11,700 (Concert Config.)
Dimensions
294 feet wide by 460 feet long by 99 feet tall

The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum, built in 1949, has been host to thousands of events including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. It was the home of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo until the opening in 2003 of the adjacent AT&T Center, formerly known as SBC Center. Although the main rodeo event is in AT&T Center, stock show and exhibit aspects of the rodeo are still held in Freeman Coliseum. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 396 pixelsFull resolution (1229 × 609 pixel, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Bexar County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, USA is one of the largest Livestock Shows & Rodeos in the country. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, USA is one of the largest Livestock Shows & Rodeos in the country. ... The AT&T Center is an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was completed in 2002 as the SBC Center at a cost of $186 million, financed by a local sales tax. ... The AT&T Center is an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was completed in 2002 as the SBC Center at a cost of $186 million, financed by a local sales tax. ...


The arena seats 9,500 for motor sports, rodeos and professional bull riding, 9,800 for basketball and up to 11,700 for concerts, boxing and wrestling. It contains a 77-foot ceiling height. When used for trade shows, the arena features 31,250 square feet of space, plus 129,500 square feet of exhibit space in four adjacent exhibit halls--the 60,000 square-foot Morris Center, the 36,000 square-foot Exhibit Hall #1, the 20,000 square-foot Freeman Building and the 13,500-square-foot Exhibit Hall #2. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as prizefighting, the noble art, the sweet science, and pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of... Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ...


The Coliseum was home to the San Antonio Rowels and its national team rodeo league competition, as well as two professional hockey teams, the Central Hockey League San Antonio Iguanas and later the International Hockey League San Antonio Dragons from 1996-1998. This article is about the current CHL; for earlier leagues also called the Central Hockey League, see Central Hockey League (disambiguation) The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. ... The San Antonio Dragons were an International Hockey League franchise during the 1990s. ...


The building hosted several professional wrestling events - The WWF's Tuesday in Texas in 1991 and the WWF Survivor Series in 1994. Tuesday In Texas was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on December 3, 1991 and emanated from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. ... Survivor Series 1994 was the eighth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ...


External links

San Antonio, Texas
Attractions

The Alamo • Fiesta San Antonio • HemisFair '68 • Institute of Texan Cultures • Japanese Tea Gardens • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park • The River Walk • San Antonio Zoo • Texas Transportation Museum • Tower of the Americas • San Antonio Botanical Garden Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links San_Antonio_Texas_Flag. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... ... Fiesta San Antonio (or simply Fiesta) is an annual event in which the citizens of San Antonio, Texas, celebrate their citys diverse history, heritage, and culture for 10 days in April. ... HemisFair 68 was the first officially designated worlds fair (or international exposition) held in the Southwest United States. ... The Institute of Texan Cultures is a museum and library located in HemisFair Park in central San Antonio, Texas. ... The San Antonio Japanese Tea Gardens (also known as the Sunken Gardens) is a registered Texas historical landmark in San Antonio, Texas. ... San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas. ... The River Walk at St. ... The San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in San Antonio, Texas, United States. ... Texas Transportation Museums logo Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Texas Transportation Museum (TTM) is an all volunteer organization that collects, preserves and displays transportation equipment and related items. ... Downtown San Antonio features the historic San Fernando Cathedral, the Tower Life Building and the Tower of The Americas. ... The San Antonio Botanical Garden (33 acres) is a non-profit botanical garden located at 555 Funston Place, San Antonio, Texas. ...

Entertainment

Alamodome • AT&T Center • Freeman Coliseum • Nelson W. Wolff Stadium • San Antonio Missions (Baseball) • San Antonio Rampage • San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo • San Antonio Spurs • SeaWorld • Fiesta Texas • Splashtown The Alamodome is a multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas. ... The AT&T Center is an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was completed in 2002 as the SBC Center at a cost of $186 million, financed by a local sales tax. ... Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium is a stadium in San Antonio, Texas. ... League Texas League Division South Division Year founded 1968 Major League affiliation San Diego Padres Home ballpark Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium Previous home ballparks City San Antonio, Texas Current uniform colors white, gold and black Previous uniform colors Logo design The wordmark Missions in white with black drop shadow. ... The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in San Antonio, Texas, USA is one of the largest Livestock Shows & Rodeos in the country. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... SeaWorld San Antonio is a 250-acre marine-life theme park located in the Westover Hills area of San Antonio, Texas. ... Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a 200-acre theme park located at 29. ... Splashtown San Antonio is a water park located in San Antonio, Texas. ...

Companies

AT&T • Clear Channel • Frost Bank • H-E-B • San Antonio Express-News • Tesoro • USAA • Valero • Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas • CSRHC AT&T Inc. ... Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ... Frost National Bank (DBA Frost Bank) is a nationally chartered bank founded in 1869 that is based in San Antonio. ... H.E. Butt Grocery Company (abbreviated H-E-B) is a privately held San Antonio, Texas-based supermarket chain with over 300 stores throughout Texas and northern Mexico. ... The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. ... Tesoro Corporation NYSE: TSO is a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with 2004 annual revenues of $12. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas with approximately 22,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $80 billion. ... Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is a truck factory near San Antonio, Texas. ... Being a Catholic institution, CSRHC is affiliated with the University of the Incarnate Word at San Antonio. ...

Military

Brooks City-Base • BAMC • Fort Sam Houston • Lackland Air Force Base • Randolph Air Force Base Brooks City-Base is a former United States Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, that was established in 1918. ... Brooke Army Medical Center is a University of Texas Health Science Center teaching hospital in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. ... Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. ... Lackland Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in the western area of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Lackland AFB is the only entry processing station for Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). ... Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ...

Research & Education

San Antonio Public Library • South Texas Medical Center • St. Mary's University • Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research • Southwest Research Institute • Trinity University • UTSA • UT Health Science Center • UIW • OLLU • SAC • CTRC • Texas A&M University–San Antonio • CCRI • TNI • University Hospital The San Antonio Public Library is a collection of a Central Library and 24 branch libraries (as of the fall of 2007) that serve the City of San Antonio. ... The South Texas Medical Center is a conglomerate of numerous major hospitals, clinics, and research and higher educational institutions, located in San Antonio, Texas. ... St. ... Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) is a large private research institute located in San Antonio Texas. ... Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization. ... Trinity University is an independent, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences university in San Antonio, Texas. ... UTSA is San Antonios largest university. ... The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is the largest comprehensive health sciences university in southern Texas. ... The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is located in San Antonio, Texas. ... Our Lady of the Lake University was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, a religious order begun in 18th century Lorraine, France. ... San Antonio College is a college of the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, TX. San Antonio College was established as University Junior College in September 1925, under the auspices of the University of Texas. ... Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) is one of the nation’s leading academic research and treatment centers. ... Texas A&M University–San Antonio is a public university in San Antonio, Texas, USA that is expected to open in the fall of 2009. ... CCRI is a part of the UTHSCSA. The Childrens Cancer Research Institute is a research center in San Antonio, Texas. ... CCRI is a part of the UTHSCSA. The Texas Neuroscience Institute is a research and neurological clinical center in San Antonio, Texas. ... University Hospital is one of the nations top ranking hospitals. ...

Other

Bexar County Courthouse • North Star Mall • Pearl Brewery • Rivercenter • San Antonio Convention Center • San Antonio International Airport • The Shops at La Cantera • VIA Facade view from west Another view The Bexar County Courthouse is an historic building in downtown San Antonio, Texas. ... A pair of Texas-sized cowboy boots near the Saks Fifth Avenue greets drivers along Loop 410. ... The Pearl Brewing Company also known as the Pearl Brewery (Pearl) was an American brewery, established in 1883 in San Antonio, Texas. ... Rivercenter is a shopping mall located in downtown San Antonio, Texas along the River Walk. ... The Tower of the Americas is seen in the background. ... San Antonio International Airport (IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT) is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas. ... The Shops at La Cantera is an upscale open-air regional shopping mall located in northwest San Antonio near the Loop 1604 and I-10 Interchange. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...


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