San Antonio Rose Palace

Former names| Silver Rose Garden, Twin Oaks Exposition Center
Location| 25665 Boerne Stage Road
San Antonio, Texas 78255
Coordinates| 29°40′55.17″N 98°40′29.51″W﻿ / ﻿29.6819917°N 98.6748639°W﻿ / 29.6819917; -98.6748639
Owner| George Strait
Operator| RP3 Management
Capacity| 4,500
Acreage| 72
Construction
Opened| 1982
Renovated| 1992
Tenants
San Antonio Gunslingers (AAL) (2021)
Website
www.sarosepalace.com

The San Antonio Rose Palace is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena in the Leon Springs area of San Antonio, Texas. It hosts local sporting events, rodeos, and concerts.

## History

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San Antonio lawyer Wayne Crocker originally constructed the complex in 1982 as the Silver Rose Garden.[1] In 1984, it was renamed by a new owner to The San Antonio Rose Palace and later to the Twin Oaks Exposition Center.[1]

Investor Michael Hopkins purchased the equestrian center from the Resolution Trust Corporation in 1992, which was liquidating assets of First State Savings, an insolvent San Antonio savings and loan association.[2][3] He began renovations on the facility and restored the previous San Antonio Rose Palace name.[2]

In 1998, a group of investors led by country singer George Strait purchased the facility.[1][4] The Rose Palace was put up for sale in 2018 and temporarily closed.[4] In March 2019, the arena announced plans to re-open under new management, but still owned by Strait.[5]

## Events

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The Rose Palace hosted the San Antonio Steers of the National Indoor Football League.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Konstam, Patricia (3 April 1998). "Equestrian showplace has change in owners". The San Antonio Express-News. pp. 1E.
2. ^ a b Hicks, Lesli (18 February 1992). "RTC.SALE Equestrian center named San Antonio Rose Palace". The San Antonio Express-News. pp. 1C.
3. ^ "Federal regulators take over four insolvent thrifts". UPI. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
4. ^ a b "George Strait's San Antonio Rose Palace Is For Sale". Southern Living. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
5. ^ "No horsin' around, the Rose Palace is back in business". Local Community News. March 5, 2019.
6. ^ "San Antonio Steers". Archived from the original on 2023-12-11.

## External links

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* Official website[dead link‍]