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Tennessee pursuing ‘entertainment district’ to connect Neyland Stadium, Thompson-Boling Arena
By Ethan Stone
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Tennessee is reportedly in the early stages of pursuing the creation of an ‘entertainment district’ on campus, one that would connect Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena.
Athletic Director White and Tennessee released a look at the potential design and the basic details of their plan for the district, which revolves around a hotel on the south side of Neyland Stadium close to the Tennessee river. Check it out here.
Sources: Tennessee is in the early stages of exploring building an entertainment district on campus that connects Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena. Think an LA Live type set up for college, which is believed to the first on a college campus.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) May 17, 2023
South Carolina is doing something similar to what Thamel’s report is alluding to, with plans to build a $1B entertainment district around Williams-Brice Stadium.
And there’s certainly space for the proposed district to connect the Vols’ 2 major venues, with around a 1/10th of a mile of space to work with between Neyland and TBA.
The area shown in the diagram from the link above is currently a parking garage. Designs would transform the area into a tabletop retail district with “a boutique, full-service hotel with for-sale condominiums and conference/event space.”
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
