Harvey Convention Center demolition postponed

TYLER — The demolition of Tyler’s landmark Harvey Convention Center has been postponed until Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. due to rain.  Mayor Don Warren will be joined by former mayors and others for the demolition’s kickoff, which the public may view from bleachers set up for the event. Warren and scores of others have fond memories of the venue, but Warren’s also looking forward to its replacement — the centerpiece of the Rose Complex makeover. He tells KTBB the new facility will be similar in size to the Green Acres Baptist Church Crosswalk Conference Center. He says it will be wide open and big, with breakout rooms.

Warren adds that positive feedback has already come from local hotel industry representatives who “are extremely excited” about the new facility. In fact, he says, “they’ve already had people anticipating renting it out once it’s finished.” Warren also tells us, “it’s a new layout, it’s a new setup — and it’s really gonna meet the needs of people and conferences that we’ve never had before…it’s gonna be a game-changer.”