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| Full name | Walter Pyramid |
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| Former names | The Long Beach Pyramid |
| Address | Long Beach, CA United States |
| Location | 1250 Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90840 |
| Coordinates | 33°47′14″N 118°6′51″W / 33.78722°N 118.11417°W |
| Owner | Long Beach State University |
| Operator | Long Beach State athletics |
| Type | Arena |
| Capacity | 4,200[1] (With additional seating, a record attendance of 6,912 occurred on November 16, 2012 versus North Carolina) |
| Surface | Beech |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Current use | Basketball Volleyball |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 17, 1992[2] |
| Opened | November 30, 1994 |
| Construction cost | $23 million ($45.2 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Don Gibbs |
| Structural engineer | John A. Martin & Associates |
| General contractor | Nielson Construction Company |
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| Website | |
| longbeachstate.com/walter-pyramid | |
The Walter Pyramid, formerly known as The Long Beach Pyramid, is a 4,000-seat, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California.[4]
It serves as home venue to the University's men's and women's basketball teams and men's and women's volleyball teams.
- ^ "Walter Pyramid 20 Years". Beach Magazine. Winter 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ McLeod, Paul (December 17, 1992). "Sports Center Groundbreaking Set". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Mike and Arlene Walter Pyramid". Long Beach State University. Retrieved February 12, 2012.