Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (also known as LJVM Coliseum, Joel Coliseum or simply The Joel) is a 14,665-seat multi-purpose arena, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Construction on the arena began on April 23, 1987, and it opened on August 28, 1989. It was named after Lawrence Joel, an Army medic from Winston-Salem who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1967 for action in Vietnam on November 8, 1965. The memorial was designed by James Ford in New York, and includes the poem "The Fallen" engraved on an interior wall. It is home to the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's basketball and women's basketball teams, and is adjacent to the Carolina Classic Fairgrounds. The arena replaced the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, which was torn down for the LJVM Coliseum's construction.
"The Joel" | |
| Location | 2825 University Parkway Winston-Salem, NC 27105 |
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| Coordinates | 36.127866°N 80.257628°W |
| Owner | Wake Forest University |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | 14,665 (basketball) 14,407 (multi-purpose) 8,013 Upper level seats 6,559 Lower level seats including roll-out bleachers. |
| Surface | Multi-surface, Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 23, 1987 |
| Opened | August 19, 1989 |
| Construction cost | $20.1 million ($49.4 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| General contractor | P.J. Dick Contracting |
| Tenants | |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NCAA) (1989–present) Winston-Salem Energy (NIFL) (2002) Carolina Cowboys (PBR) (2022) | |
| Website | |
| http://ljvm.com/ | |