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The hotel served as a key part of the Centre Park development during the 1980s and provided accommodations for visitors attending events at nearby attractions, including the Texas Rangers, Six Flags Over Texas, and the Arlington Convention Center, now known as Esports Stadium Arlington.<\/p>\n
The demolition paves the way for Americana by Loews, a new hotel project approved by the Arlington City Council in 2023. The development, a partnership with Loews Hotels, will feature more than 500 rooms and approximately 83,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a 10,000-square-foot Event Barn.<\/p>\n
Construction is expected to begin this summer, with the hotel projected to open in late 2028 or early 2029.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really excited for two years from now when this place opens,\u201d Alex Tisch, Loews Hotels CEO, told NBC 5 DFW.<\/p>\n
Tisch said the company spent two years planning for the demolition and views the investment as a reflection of confidence in Arlington\u2019s growing entertainment district.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur vision here is that you\u2019ve got two of the best stadiums in America with AT&T and Globe Life, and when they\u2019re full our hotels are filled,\u201d Tisch said.<\/p>\n
Several roads around the site were temporarily closed Saturday morning to accommodate the demolition, including portions of East Copeland Road, AT&T Way and Convention Center Drive.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the implosion, Arlington City Manager Trey Yelverton described the project as part of the district\u2019s continued evolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaking the old new again in different ways is always going to be part of what we have to do to build the property tax and the sales tax and hotel tax, to invest in the arts, to fix potholes, to answer 911 calls, the things that we need to do to provide the services that our residents expect,\u201d Yelverton said, per NBC 5.<\/p>\n
The moment also carried personal significance for Yelverton, who recalled visiting the property as a child when it operated as a marine park and later as a hotel.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou would see kids out in the lobby waiting to get autographs from ball players as they kind of went over to the field,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s lots of memories here from ball games to family experiences to weddings to you name it, lots of history at this site.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s, in a way, a sad day because some things are changing, but the future is so bright for this community and for this location in Arlington,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n