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Encyclopedia > Oncenter

The Oncenter is a three-building convention and entertainment complex in Downtown Syracuse, New York. It is comprised of a convention center, sporting arena, and theater. The AXA Towers in Downtown Syracuse are perhaps the best-known buildings in Syracuse, after the Carrier Dome. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area    - City 66. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

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Convention Center at Oncenter

The Convention Center at Oncenter, which opened in 1992, consists of 99,000 square feet (9,200 square meters) of rentable space. It is attached to a 1,000-car parking garage.[1] 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...


War Memorial at Oncenter

The War Memorial at Oncenter is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena that has been home to Syracuse's former NBA team, the Syracuse Nationals, as well as several minor-league hockey, football, and lacrosse teams. Since 1994, it has been home to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. The War Memorial at Oncenter is a 6,230-seat multi-purpose arena in Syracuse, New York. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Syracuse Crunch are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL). ...


John H. Mulroy Civic Center Theaters at Oncenter

The John H. Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter is home to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Opera Company. The Crouse-Hinds Theater, the main theater of the center, contains the largest stage in Upstate New York and seats 2,117, on three tiers. Upstate New York is the region of New York State outside of the core of the New York metropolitan area. ...


The other two theaters are the Carrier Theater, with 463 seats, and the Bevard Studio, with 162 seats.[2]


Westin at Oncenter

Set to be completed in 2009, the Westin at Oncenter is a planned 350-room hotel.[3] A hotel had originally been planned when the convention center was being planned in the late 1980s. The Hotel Syracuse, also adjacent to the complex, served as the buildings' main hotel since their respective completions, but its state worsened throughout the 1990s, entering a second bankruptcy in 2001, and closing in 2004. Fear that this was hurting convention center business rekindled plans for a convention center hotel. The Hotel Syracuse is under development to become a mixed-use complex with 155 hotel rooms, 100 apartments, and 70 condominiums.[4] 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References

  1. ^ Oncenter: Convention Center Overview
  2. ^ Oncenter: Civic Center Overview
  3. ^ Mariani, John (Nov. 1, 2006). "Westin to operate hotel at Oncenter". The Post-Standard
  4. ^ Knauss, Tim (Dec. 16, 2005). "Condos, ballrooms for Hotel Syracuse". The Post-Standard, p. A1.

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