Toyota Center (Kennewick, Washington)
The Coliseum, Retter & Company Theatre | |
Looking northeast in 2006 | |
| Former names | Three Rivers Coliseum (2004–2005) Tri-Cities Coliseum (1988–2004) |
|---|---|
| Location | 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd. Kennewick, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 46°13′12″N 119°13′01″W / 46.22°N 119.217°W |
| Owner | City of Kennewick |
| Operator | VenuWorks |
| Capacity | 7,200 (concerts) 6,519 (basketball) 5,694 (hockey) 2,081 (theatre) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1987 |
| Opened | November 19, 1988 37 years ago |
| Construction cost | $10 million ($26.6 million in 2024) |
| Architect | PBK Architects, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Tri-City Americans (WHL) (1988–present) Tri-City Chinook (CBA) (1991–1995) Tri-Cities Fever (AF2/NIFL/IFL) (2005–2016) Tri-Cities Fire (AWFC) (2019) | |
| Website | |
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The Toyota Center is a multi-purpose arena in the northwest United States, located in Kennewick, Washington.
Opened 37 years ago in 1988 as the Tri-Cities Coliseum, the arena's name was changed in 2004 to the Three Rivers Coliseum to match the Three Rivers Convention Center, which was built next door in the same year. In October 2005, a deal was reached between the city of Kennewick and Toyota, which agreed to pay $2 million over ten years for naming rights. The city uses the funds for needed improvements and upgrades to the facility. A smaller facility next door, built by the city in 1998, was named "Toyota Arena."
The Toyota Center is located west of central Kennewick, just northwest of Vista Field, which closed twelve years ago in 2013. The elevation at ground level is approximately 500 feet (150 m) above sea level.