Beaumont Civic Center

30°4′57″N 94°5′42″W / 30.08250°N 94.09500°W / 30.08250; -94.09500Parking850 onsiteOwnerCity of Beaumont, TexasOperatorCity of Beaumont, TexasCapacity6,500; 2,000 for banquetsTenantsLamar Cardinals (NCAA) (1980–1984)

The Beaumont Civic Center, in downtown Beaumont, Texas, is a 6,500-seat arena where concerts, conventions, trade shows and exhibitions are held. Banquet maximum capacity is 2,000. It has 29,300 square feet (2,720 m²) of ground-level exhibit space and 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²) space on the second level for a combined space of 41,300 square feet (3,840 m²). The building includes four dressing rooms with showers. 850 parking spots are onsite.^[1] The venue is part of the Beaumont Civic Center Complex. This complex includes the Civic Center, Julie Rogers Theater and the Jefferson Theatre.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Civic Center is the temporary home of the Beaumont Children's Museum.^[5]

Previous History

Home Court for Lamar Cardinals Basketball Team - 1980-1984

The Beaumont Civic Center was the home court for the Lamar Cardinals basketball men's team for four seasons from 1980 to 1984. The Cardinals record at the Civic Center was 40–2.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament - 1981, 1983, 1984

The Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held at the Beaumont Civic Center in 1981, 1983, and 1984.^[11]^[12]

The Streak - End of the 80 Game Home Court Winning Streak

The Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team's eighty (80) game home court winning streak started at McDonald Gym on February 18, 1978. Before the Cardinals moved to their new home at the Beaumont Civic Center, McDonald Gym saw the first thirty-seven (37) straight home wins of the streak. The remaining forty-three (43) straight home court wins of the streak were at the Beaumont Civic Center. When the streak ended on March 10, 1984, the Cardinals were owners of seventh (7th) longest home court winning streak in NCAA history.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Around the Civic Center

David Cargill sculpture at entrance to Civic Center
Fountain and reflecting pool at Civic Center entrance plaza
Beaumont City Hall side of the Beaumont Civic Center/City Hall plaza
View of Civic Center from steps to Riverfront Park pedestrian underpass
Riverfront Park adjacent to Civic Center
View from Riverfront Park of Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ship at one of the Port of Beaumont wharves

References

^ "Beaumont Civic Center". Beaumont Convention & Visitor Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "Information and Specs1". Beaumont Events. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014.
^ "Beaumont Civic Center | Beaumont, TX 77701".
^ "Beaumont Civic Center". beaumontcvb.com.
^ Dan Wallach (March 7, 2014). "Civic Center could be home for Children's Museum". Beaumont Enterprise - Hearst Newspapers II LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University. p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. November 1984.
^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. December 1985.
^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. December 1981.
^ "Texas Monthly". google.com. December 1982.
^ "2010-11 Lamar Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). Lamar University Department of Athletics. pp. 135–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Southland Conference 2014-15 Men's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 114. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ Lamar Cardinals Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Vin Getz (January 14, 2015). "Longest Home-Court Winning Streaks in College Basketball History (and the Longest Current Ones, Too)". Sports List of the Day. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ Max Rogers (February 26, 2012). "NCAA Basketball: Kentucky, Harvard, and the Top 10 Home Winning Streaks". 2015 Bleacher Report, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ "Demon fans can vote for 2006 NCAA win over Iowa as top SLC moment". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved February 19, 2015. What began as a hard-working 59-54 Southland Conference win against Arkansas State on Feb. 18, 1978, the Lamar Cardinals embarked on a remarkable 80-game home win streak during the next six seasons.

External links

Official Site

City of Beaumont

Counties

Businesses

Education

Higher education:
- Lamar University
- Lamar Institute of Technology

Primary and secondary education: Beaumont ISD
- United HS
- West Brook HS
Texas Acad. of Leadership in the Humanities
Monsignor Kelly Catholic HS

Closed	Beaumont HS (1900-1975) Charlton-Pollard HS (1900-1975) Beaumont Charlton-Pollard HS (1975-1986) Central HS (1986-2018) Ozen HS (-2018)

Government

Mayors

History and landmarks

Parks and
preserves

Beaumont Botanical Gardens
Beaumont Country Club
Big Thicket National Preserve
Tyrrell Park and Cattail Marsh
Village Creek State Park
McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges
Sea Rim State Park

Bodies of
water

Neches River
Sabine River
Village Creek
Pine Island Bayou
Gulf of Mexico

Museums

Art Museum of Southeast Texas
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum
Beaumont Art League
Beaumont Children's Museum
Beaumont Police Department Museum
Chambers House
Clifton Steamboat Museum
Dishman Art Museum
Edison Museum
Fire Museum of Texas
John Jay French House
Jefferson County Historical Commission Mini-Museum
McFaddin-Ward House
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
Texas Energy Museum
List of museums in East Texas

Community events
and culture

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Venues	McDonald Gym (1958–1981) Beaumont Civic Center (1981–1984) Montagne Center (1984–present)
Rivalries	McNeese State
Culture & lore	Big Red Cardinal "Cardinals Fight!"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25