Reunion Arena was an indoor arena, in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks and the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and hosted the 1984 Republican National Convention. Its capacity held accommodations for 18,187 basketball and 17,001 for ice hockey spectators.
Reunion Arena was demolished in November 2009 and the site was cleared by the end of the year.
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