Reflecting on the one year anniversary of fans returning to Footprint Center
For 336 days beginning in early 2020 the only sound coming out of the arena at 201 E. Jefferson Street in Phoenix was jackhammering and soldering followed by the eerie echo of squeaking sneakers resounding throughout the empty stands.
The pandemic kept fans away for almost a year, allowing for the planned $250M transformation of the arena to move forward in earnest without distraction or pause.
The doors to Footprint Center opened on February 7, 2021. The Phoenix Suns were hosting the Boston Celtics, as well as 1,500 healthcare heroes who had been working the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak.