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| Compaq Center | |
| Facility Statistics | |
| Location | 10 Greenway Plaza Houston, Texas 77046 |
| Opened | November 2, 1975 |
| Closed | December 2003 |
| Owner | The City of Houston |
| Construction Cost | $27 million USD |
| Architect | |
| Former Names | |
| The Summit | 1975- 1998 |
| Tenants | |
| Houston Aeros ( WHA) | 1975- 1979 |
| Houston Rockets ( NBA) | 1975- 2003 |
| Houston Aeros ( AHL) | 1994- 2003 |
| Houston Hotshots ( CISL) | 1994- 1997 |
| Houston CometsThe Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association team. They are based at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were formed in 1997. The Comets had moved out of the Compaq Center. Uniform Red, white and blue home with a C simulating a com ( WNBAWNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. Formed in 1996, the league started play in 1997.) | 1997- 2003 |
| Houston Thunderbears ( Arena) | 1998- 2001 |
| Houston Hotshots ( WISL) | 1999 |
| Seating Capacity | |
| 2001 Basketball | 16,285 |
| 2001 Hockey | 15,256 |
The Compaq Center, once named The Summit was a basketball and hockey arena in Houston, Texas.
The arena, named after computer manufacturer Compaq under a naming rights arrangement, housed the Houston Comets, Houston Aeros, and Houston Rockets until fall 2003. The sports teams left this stadium in favor of the new Toyota Center in downtown Houston.
The Compaq Center is located in the Greenway Plaza complex. With the sports teams gone, Lakewood Church plans to convert the arena into a megachurch.
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