Former names | Myriad Convention Center (1972–2002) Cox Convention Center (2002–2021) |
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Address | 1 Myriad Gardens Oklahoma City, OK 73102-9219 |
Location | Downtown Oklahoma City |
Coordinates | 35°27′55″N97°30′52″W / 35.46528°N 97.51444°W |
Public transit | OKC Streetcar Century Center OKC Streetcar Arena |
Owner | City of Oklahoma City |
Operator | SMG |
Capacity | Basketball: 13,846 Ice hockey: 13,399 Arena football: 13,231 Concerts: 15,634 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1969 |
Opened | November 5, 1972 |
Construction cost | $23 million [1] ($184 million in 2022 dollars [2] ) |
Architect | Bozalis, Dickinson & Roloff [3] |
General contractor | H.A. Lott Inc. [1] |
Tenants | |
Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) (1973–77) Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) (1978–82) Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) (1990–97) Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) (1992–2002) Oklahoma Coyotes (RHI) (1995–96) Oklahoma Wranglers (AFL) (2000–01) Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (af2/AFL) (2009–10) Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) (2010–15) Bricktown Brawlers (IFL) (2011) Oklahoma City Blue (NBA G League) (2014–2019) |
Prairie Surf Studios (originally Myriad Convention Center and later Cox Convention Center) is a film production complex located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was formerly a convention center and the home of several minor league teams.
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The facility, known as the Myriad Convention Center, originally was the centerpiece of Oklahoma City's first major urban renewal project, the Pei Plan. In addition to the Convention Center, the project included the removal of blighted sections of the southern downtown area. The project also began the process for the design and construction of the Myriad Botanical Gardens, located directly west of the Myriad. As the Myriad, the facility received a major renovation and expansion. The US$55.8 million project was designed by Glover Bode. Flintco, who served as the renovation's general contractor, began construction in June 1997. The work was completed in August 1999. [4]
It was later named Cox Convention Center via sponsorship with telecommunications company Cox Communications. The facility's primary use was that of large-scale convention and meeting space. It also hosted major concerts, conferences, and other large-scale events. The complex houses multiple meeting rooms, conference and convention space, dining halls, and a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena. When it opened in 1972, it replaced the Oklahoma State Fair Arena as Oklahoma City's main indoor sports and concert venue. It would retain this status for 30 years until the opening of the Ford Center (now the Paycom Center) in 2002 directly across the street.
As the Cox Convention Center, the facility received another upgrade, budgeted at $4.5 million, to accommodate the Edmonton Oilers' top farm team, the Oklahoma City Barons, which began play in the 2010–11 season.
The arena was home to Oklahoma City Blazers hockey in the 1970s, another Blazers team from 1992 to 2002, the Bricktown Brawlers Indoor Football League team, the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League, and the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. The Oklahoma City Cavalry played in the Continental Basketball Association at the convention center from 1990 to 1997. It was also home to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's National Finals Rodeo from 1979 to 1984. The Cox Convention Center also hosted numerous state and college basketball events, including early rounds of the Men's NCAA basketball tournament and also the 2007 and 2009 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament and UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard on September 16, 2009. The NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the arena from 1986 to 1988.
Oklahoma City contracted with Prairie Surf Media to take over the convention center space for sound stages and production offices for their film company. [5] On January 1, 2021, the building was renamed Prairie Surf Studios.
The building became retrofitted into a film production studio in early 2021 under the ownership of Matt Payne and Rachel Cannon. The building has five sound stages, with its largest stage sitting at 35,000 square feet. [6] The studio was used for some of the filming of Killers of the Flower Moon and the first season of Tulsa King . [7] [8] Other productions to take place at the studio include American Underdog [9] and the upcoming Twisters , [10] amongst other productions. [11]
In September 2023, Prairie Surf Studios launched a creative division that aims to create original projects with Oklahoma-based productions. [12] Some of its first projects include documentaries about Clara Luper and the historic Jewel Theatre. [13]
Prior to the opening of the Ford Center, the Myriad was Oklahoma City's premier sports and entertainment venue.
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Preceded by | Home of the Oklahoma City Blue 2014–2020 | Succeeded by TBD |
Preceded by | Home of the Oklahoma Wranglers 2000–2001 | Succeeded by Franchise folded |
Preceded by | Home of the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgs 2009–2010 | Succeeded by Franchise folded |
Preceded by | Home of the Oklahoma City Barons 2010–2015 | Succeeded by |