"The Greensboro Coliseum Complex consists of 23,500-seat Greensboro Coliseum (the largest single-seat arena in the nation), 2,400-seat War Memorial Auditorium, 300-seat Odeon Theatre, the 167,000-square foot Special Events Center that includes three exhibition halls, a 4,500-seat mini-arena and eight meeting rooms, and the 30,000- square-foot Pavilion, located adjacent to the Special Events Center.
The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is one of the most actively booked facilities in the country hosting more than 850 events on an annual basis. With its incredible versatility, the Complex has gained worldwide acclaim from promoters, producers, event planners and patrons."
And yet the Lee Street High Point Road Corridor is struggling to stay in business and is slated to receive $Millions upon Millions in economic redevelopment funding in the hopes of boosting business there and Greensboro's "leaders" have the audacity to try and tell us that spending $60 Million taxpayer Dollars to build a downtown performing arts center will boost business downtown?
The Greensboro Coliseum was built in 1958 and the High Point Road, Lee Street Corridor, once a thriving place to do business, has gone down hill ever since. If I were a downtown business owner I'd be scared to death. Think about it.
