San Antonio Rose Palace
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| Former names | Silver Rose Garden, Twin Oaks Exposition Center |
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| Location | 25665 Boerne Stage Road San Antonio, Texas 78255 |
| Coordinates | 29°40′55.17″N 98°40′29.51″W / 29.6819917°N 98.6748639°W |
| Owner | George Strait |
| Operator | RP3 Management |
| Capacity | 4,500 |
| Acreage | 72 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Renovated | 1992 |
| Tenants | |
| San Antonio Gunslingers (AAL) (2021) | |
| Website | |
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The San Antonio Rose Palace is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena in the Leon Springs area of San Antonio, Texas. It hosts local sporting events, rodeos, and concerts.
History
[edit]San Antonio lawyer Wayne Crocker originally constructed the complex in 1982 as the Silver Rose Garden.[1] In 1984, it was renamed by a new owner to The San Antonio Rose Palace and later to the Twin Oaks Exposition Center.[1]
Investor Michael Hopkins purchased the equestrian center from the Resolution Trust Corporation in 1992, which was liquidating assets of First State Savings, an insolvent San Antonio savings and loan association.[2][3] He began renovations on the facility and restored the previous San Antonio Rose Palace name.[2]
In 1998, a group of investors led by country singer George Strait purchased the facility.[1][4] The Rose Palace was put up for sale in 2018 and temporarily closed.[4] In March 2019, the arena announced plans to re-open under new management, but still owned by Strait.[5]
Events
[edit]The Rose Palace hosted the San Antonio Steers of the National Indoor Football League.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Konstam, Patricia (3 April 1998). "Equestrian showplace has change in owners". The San Antonio Express-News. pp. 1E.
- ^ a b Hicks, Lesli (18 February 1992). "RTC.SALE Equestrian center named San Antonio Rose Palace". The San Antonio Express-News. pp. 1C.
- ^ "Federal regulators take over four insolvent thrifts". UPI. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b "George Strait's San Antonio Rose Palace Is For Sale". Southern Living. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "No horsin' around, the Rose Palace is back in business". Local Community News. March 5, 2019.
- ^ http://www.indoorfootballencyclopedia.com/leagues/nifl/teams/sanantonio.html