Glass City Center

{{Short description|Building in Ohio, United States}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Glass City Center | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names = SeaGate Convention Centre (1987-2022) | logo_image = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = Glass City Center Summit Street Side, December 2022.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = The Glass City Center in 2022 after renovations | coordinates = {{coord|41.649276|-83.536668}}

| address = 401 Jefferson Avenue | location = Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | opened = March 27, 1987 | renovated = 2022 | website = [https://www.glasscitycenter.com/ Glass City Center] }}

The '''Glass City Center''' is a performing arts and convention center located in downtown Toledo, Ohio. Opened on March 27, 1987, as the '''SeaGate Convention Centre''', the center's exhibit hall measures 74,520 square feet (207 feet by 360 feet) of space and seats up to 5,100 for a banquet, 9,000 for a meeting, and 4,000 in a classroom configuration. It can be divided into three smaller halls, and when used for concerts with a 60 foot by 40 foot stage, can seat 2,000 (in one of the smaller halls), 3,000 (in two of the smaller halls), or 5,900 (in the entire hall) for concerts, stage shows, and other shows, this so that there are no bad seats in the house. Many of those seats used for concerts are in telescopic risers; there are 18 telescopic units at the arena, set up in sections of six; as a result, there are six sections of riser seating and a total of 3,216 in the risers (536 per section). The center also features {{convert|17552|sqft|m2|0}} of meeting space.

The Park Inn by Radisson hotel attached to the center closed permanently in April 2020. In July, Lucas County Commissioners announced the structure would be renovated to house a 216-room Hilton Garden Inn and 93-room Homewood Suites. They also announced the demolition of the adjacent SeaGate Hotel which has been vacant since 2009.<ref>{{cite news| title=Park Inn set for renovations; Hotel Seagate coming down| url=https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Park-Inn-set-for-renovations-Hotel-Seagate-coming-down-571756541.html| first=Jeff| last=Smith| date=July 14, 2020| website=WTVG News| access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref>

In February 2022, it was announced that the SeaGate Centre would be renamed as the Glass City Center as part of their renovations to the facility. It features a new, 16,000-square-foot ballroom, along with a redesigned exterior and interior of the building.<ref>{{cite web |title=SeaGate Centre to be renamed Glass City Center following renovation project |url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/seagate-centre-to-be-renamed-glass-city-center/512-a5f3ca5c-ef06-4ed5-9f8d-c3c114762492 |website=WTOL News |access-date=August 5, 2022 |date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>

== Notable events ==

*Gathering of the Juggalos 2001 (July 13–15, 2001)<ref>{{cite news |date=July 14, 2007 |title=Send in the Clowns (Toledo braces for juggernaut of 'Juggalos' at 3-day event) |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010714/ART03/10714005 |newspaper=The Blade |location=Toledo}}</ref> *Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament (1996–1999, annually) *Toledo Ice (ABA) (partial 2005–2006 season)<ref>{{cite news |date=December 19, 2006 |title=Ice gets new beginning as Knights Team scheduled to play at local schools |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/SPORTS09/612190332 |newspaper=The Blade}}</ref> *Glass City Rollers (WFTDA) (current tenant) *Jehovah's Witnesses convention (2005–present)<ref>{{cite news |date=July 11, 2020 |title=Jehovah's Witnesses cancel downtown Toledo convention for first time in over a decade |url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/jehovahs-witnesses-cancel-downtown-toledo-convention-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade/512-ce4b5ad1-5fcb-4e8b-8229-641593b49699 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=WTOL News}}</ref> *Toledo Auto Show<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=2025 Toledo Auto Show returns to Glass City Center to showcase industry innovation |url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/community/go-419/2025-toledo-auto-show-dates-details-ticket-information-more-glass-city-center/512-4e62bb89-f00c-4083-9d31-7610c5e1395d |access-date=2025-08-03 |website=WTOL |language=en-US}}</ref> *Toledo Jeep Fest (2016–present)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glass City Center}} Category:Sports venues completed in 1987 Category:Convention centers in Ohio Category:1987 establishments in Ohio Category:College basketball venues in Ohio Category:Basketball venues in Ohio Category:Buildings and structures in Toledo, Ohio Category:Tourist attractions in Toledo, Ohio Category:Indoor arenas in Ohio