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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (131338)3/28/2012 9:17:53 PM
From: longnshort1 Recommendation   of 132070
 
The arena was originally built in 1953 as the University of Wichita Field House. It was considered several years ahead of its time because of its circular design, which gave nearly every fan a clear sight line and put the seats very close to the action. As a result, it was quickly nicknamed "The Roundhouse," a name that has stuck to this day. When Wichita State joined the state university system in 1964, the arena was renamed the WSU Field House.

In 1969, the arena was officially renamed Levitt Arena after Henry Levitt who had just died. Levitt's Wichita clothing store sponsored basketball team won three consecutive national Amateur Athletic Union titles in the 1930s at a time when colleges and corporate-sponsored teams competed in the same tournament.

[ edit] Endowment Following a $6 million endowment from Charles G. Koch [2] the arena underwent a $25 million renovation in 2002-03, popularly known as the "Roundhouse Renaissance." The old arena concourse was completely demolished and a new one built around the original playing/seating area. A portion of the seating bowl was remodeled to make for more legroom. All new seating was installed as well as a video scoreboard, and virtually every surface that was not renovated was given a fresh coat of paint. The Shocker basketball teams played at the Kansas Coliseum for the 2002-03 season while the arena was rebuilt.

and what have you've done asshole
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