![]() Until that moment, my mental picture of a great pyramid was, well, the Great Pyramid. That’s some paradigm shifting knowledge right there. The Pyramid in Memphis reopened - as a giant Bass Pro Shop.Īs I was reading about the metamorphosis, I saw an incredible fact (beyond that Bass Pro Shops are popular enough to occupy and monetize such a gigantic space): The Pyramid in Memphis is one of the largest pyramids in the world. It had become another arena dinosaur, too big to be particularly practical but too flawed to serve as a modern sports complex, joining the likes of the Pontiac Silverdome, Houston Astrodome and Great Western Forum.įast forward to last week. ![]() Turns out the Pyramid stopped being used for basketball in 2004, concerts in 2007 and anything else shortly after that. I loved watching them/him play and I loved the concept of this giant pyramid of an arena. Back then, it was the home of Memphis State University (now known as University of Memphis) and their star player, Anfernee Hardaway (now known as “Oh yeah, I kinda remember him”). ![]() I recently saw an article about the Pyramid Arena in Memphis which caught my eye, because I had a brief love affair with the Pyramid in the early ’90s. In fact, two of the six tallest pyramids on the planet are in the U.S.
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