Memorial Gymnasium
Memorial Gym is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena in El Paso, Texas. It opened in December 1961, replacing Holliday Hall, and was home to the Texas Western College Miners basketball teams, until the Don Haskins Center, then known as the Special Events Center, opened in 1977, by which time Texas Western had changed its name to the current University of Texas at El Paso.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: arena at the University of Texas at El Paso
- Also known as: “Memorial Gym”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Don Haskins Center and El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center.
Don Haskins Center
Stadium
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The Don Haskins Center, formerly known as the Special Events Center, is the home of UTEP Miners men's and women's basketball. The venue is located in the heart of El Paso, Texas. Don Haskins Center is situated 750 feet northwest of Memorial Gymnasium.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
Museum
The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center is located at 715 N. Oregon in the city and county of El Paso, in the U.S. state of Texas. The museum was founded in 1994 by Holocaust survivor Henry Kellen. El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Memorial Gymnasium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Paso and Juarez.
El Paso
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents. It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Juarez
Juarez is a city in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. It stands on the Rio Grande, across the United States border from El Paso. Juarez is rich in the northern culture of Mexico, and is home to the Mexican vaquero culture.
Sunland Park
Town
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Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east. Sunland Park is situated 4½ miles west of Memorial Gymnasium.
Memorial Gymnasium
- Categories: arena, building, recreation area, university building, and sports location
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.77573° or 31° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
-106.50473° or 106° 30′ 17″ westOpen location code
853MQFGW+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 265065175OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreWikidata ID
Q6815417
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