Walter Pyramid

Walter Pyramid
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Full nameWalter Pyramid
Former namesThe Long Beach Pyramid
Location1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
Coordinates33°47′14″N 118°6′51″W / 33.78722°N 118.11417°W / 33.78722; -118.11417
OwnerLong Beach State University
OperatorLong Beach State University
Capacity4,200[1] (With additional seating, a record attendance of 6,912 occurred on November 16, 2012 versus North Carolina)
SurfaceBeechwood
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundDecember 17, 1992[2]
OpenedNovember 30, 1994
Construction cost$23 million
($45.2 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectDon Gibbs
Structural engineerJohn A. Martin & Associates
General contractorNielson Construction Company
Tenants
Long Beach State Beach men's basketball
Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball
Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball

The Walter Pyramid, formerly known as The Long Beach Pyramid, is a 4,000-seat, pyramid-shaped indoor multi-purpose arena on the campus of Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California.[4]

  1. ^ "Walter Pyramid 20 Years". Beach Magazine. Winter 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ McLeod, Paul (December 17, 1992). "Sports Center Groundbreaking Set". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Mike and Arlene Walter Pyramid". Long Beach State University. Retrieved February 12, 2012.