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The Monument (Rapid City, South Dakota)

Coordinates: 44°05′19″N 103°13′33″W / 44.08854°N 103.225816°W / 44.08854; -103.225816
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Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Map
Location444 North Mount Rushmore Road
Rapid City, South Dakota
OwnerCity of Rapid City
OperatorCity of Rapid City
CapacityBarnett Arena: 10,000
Ice Arena:
5,132 (Hockey)
6,200 (Basketball)
7,000 (Concerts)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
OpenedJune 21, 1977
Expanded2008
Construction cost$24 Million (2008 Addition)
($39.6 million in 2024 dollars[1])
ArchitectFour Front Design Inc. (2008 Addition)[2]
Tenants
Rapid City Rush (ECHL) (2008–present)
Rapid City Thrillers (CBA/IBA) (1987–1995, 1998-1999)
Black Hills Posse (IBA) (1995–1998)

The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center is a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) exhibition center, in Rapid City, South Dakota. It contains a 10,000 seat, multi-purpose arena. It was built in 1977. The grand opening event was a concert by Elvis Presley on June 21, 1977. That concert was filmed for a CBS television special that aired in September. The concert was during the singer's final tour before his death on August 16, 1977.

The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center is home to many large events including the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo,[3] Lakota Nations Invitational, and the Black Hills Homebuilders Expo. It also showcases many motorcycles during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It was home to the Rapid City Thrillers basketball team. The Civic Center is the main event center for western South Dakota.

It is currently managed by Brian Maliske and has plans for expansion for a new arena that will house a hockey team and music concerts as well, but those plans were voted down by the citizens of the city. The new arena was designed to double the capacity of the Civic Center, and was completed in 2008. It allows two simultaneous events to occur under one building, and it used to be largest venue center in South Dakota, until it was supplanted by the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The new arena features luxury boxes for events and the Rapid City Rush home games. The new arena hosts the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL.

References

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.4front.biz/civicmainproj.html#
  3. ^ "Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo". Retrieved 12 March 2010.

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