Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium
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| Location | Meagher Drive, Floreat, Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°56′47″S 115°47′16″E / 31.94639°S 115.78778°E |
| Capacity | 1,500 (main court)[1] |
| Surface | Hardwood |
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| Opened | 29 September 1962 |
| Closed | 21 March 2010 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
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| Perry Lakes Basketball Association Basketball Western Australia | |
Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium was a purpose-built
At the time of construction, the stadium featured three courts and had no second stand facing Court 1. Courts 2 and 3 had bitumen surfaces and ran parallel to the other courts. Later Courts 4 and 5 were added, followed by the corridor along with Courts 6, 7 and 8.[2] Court 1 at Perry Lakes was considered by many to be second only to Apollo Stadium in Adelaide as the finest in Australia.[1]
The stadium housed the headquarters of Basketball Western Australia and Perry Lakes Basketball Association. The Perth Wildcats played their home games at Perry Lakes between 1982 and 1986, while the Perth Lynx played at Perry Lakes between 1988 and 2010.[citation needed]
The stadium was closed in March 2010 and later demolished to make way for housing developments. The stadium's successor was
References
- ^ a b "FLASHBACK 22: July, August 1975". BotiNagy.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Pekin, Lyndsay (2009). "Time-out for Perry Lakes Stadium". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.