The loss of the Casino led many local investors to look into constructing a new multi-purpose arena.
In 1998 a $13.2 million renovation was completed that transformed the building into a modern multi-purpose arena.
The construction is set to be demolished to make way for a 16,000-seat multi-purpose arena.
Hoch Auditorium was a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the same site.
One of the stated goals was to build a 5,000 to 6,000-seat indoor multi-purpose arena.
After 71 years, the multi-purpose arena underwent a major renovation in March 1999, following the final home games of the 1998-99 basketball season.
It can be used as a multi-sport and multi-purpose arena.
Built in 1890, the building originally served as a trolley barn, before becoming a multi-purpose arena.
It's one of the largest multi-purpose arenas in South America, with a total surface is 44,000 m2.
A unique feature found in no other multi-purpose arena what is known as the "acoustical cloud".