Multipurpose arena

Location: St. Louis Street, adjacent to the expo center

Project owner: City of Springfield

Bid date: Spring 2003

Estimated cost: $25 million

Estimated completion date: 2005

This city-owned multipurpose arena will seat 7,000 people and will serve as Drury University's home basketball court. It also will be a venue for concerts and other large-scale events. The interplay of glass and metal elements opens the arena's interior to the outdoor plaza. The space between the new parking garage at the arena, penetrated by an overhead bridge, becomes the gateway to Jordan Valley Park.