It’s been 17 years of big changes in Lubbock since the last time ESPN’s GameDay was in town, and while there have been many new things pop up, some long-running businesses, amenities, and cultural buildings have bit the dust.
Lubbock Lost A BIG Venue
The biggest loss to the Lubbock skyline was the demolition of the Lubbock Coliseum in 2019. It was replaced with parking, which I’m sure people attending the event will appreciate, even if we do still mourn the loss of the rodeo in Lubbock, along with all those concert and comedy memories.
Lubbock Lost A Lot Of Joy
Joyland, a long-running, adorably retro amusement park, shuttered permanently in 2023. It was a…..