Compaq Center

Former home of the Houston Rockets

Houston, TX

Still to visit

Teams

Houston Rockets
NBA · basketball
1975–2003

Also known as The Summit · Lakewood Church Central Campus

Stadium facts

Capacity: 16,800; Listed overall capacity. Basketball listings range from 15,676 to 16,611.Source for capacity
Opened: November 1, 1975; Closed as a sports arena on December 1, 2003. Reopened as a church on July 16, 2005. Still standing.Source for opened
Cost: $27 million; Infobox figure. The history section says the building was completed at a cost of $18 million. A 2004–2005 renovation is listed at $95 million.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

The Summit
1975–1998
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Compaq Center
1998–2003
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Lakewood International Center
2003–2005
Name during the renovation into a church.
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Lakewood Church Central Campus
2005–present
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Timeline

1975
1977
1994
1997
2001
2003
2005

November 1, 1975

The Summit opens with Andy Williams

The arena opened on November 1, 1975. Opening night was a benefit called Heart to Heart, headlined by Andy Williams. The Rockets played there from 1975 to 2003, and the WHA Aeros from 1975 to 1978.

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