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Mitchell Center Facts
   
  • Total square footage is 208,300
  • Total number of bricks used is 328, 215
  • Total number of concrete blocks is 159, 842
  • Total days of construction to build the Mitchell Center was 1,245 days from approximately May 1996 to October 1999.
  • The Mitchell Center is named for Arlene and Mayer Mitchell and Abe Mitchell who contributed to its construction.
  • First event was the 1999 USA Spring Commencement. The building was 85% complete at the time.
  • First non-USA event was June 24-25, 1999. The Alabama Sports Festival
  • First Concert was the performance of Gran Torino on September 19, 1999
 
   
   
 

 
 

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