Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center (Wichita, Kansas)

USA / Kansas / Wichita / Wichita, Kansas
 convention center, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, performing arts
www.century2.org/

Completed in 1969, despite the suicide of its architect John Hickman, Century II Convention Center was built to commemorate Wichita’s 1970 centennial. The Center was constructed by the city of Wichita with funding help from the Urban Renewal Agency to provide a large and attractive civic center. The Center replaced the old Forum and other deteriorated business structures along the riverfront. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Century II opened its doors for business on January 11, 1969. At the time of its inception, the Center housed Concert Hall, Convention Hall, Exhibition Hall and a theater (which would later be dedicated as Mary Jane Teall Theater on June 29, 1989.) Bob Brown Expo Hall would later be built in 1986. In 1997, the Hyatt Regency Wichita was built and attached to the south end of Century II.

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  1. Bob Brown Expo Hall
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_II_Performing_Arts_&_Convention_Center
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Coordinates:   37°41'2"N   97°20'25"W

Comments

  • It's reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's late work.
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