The 12 acres that house the Bon Secours Wellness Arena at the entrance to downtown Greenville is being reimagined as an entertainment district to include a 6,500-seat outdoor amphitheater.
The master plan was unveiled Thursday by Neetu Patel, chairman of the Greenville Arena District Board, and Beth Paul, general manager of Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
The Arena District was established as a special purpose district by the General Assembly in 1940 and oversaw Greenville Memorial Auditorium, which opened in 1958, had 7,500 seats, and was torn down in 1997 to make way for the arena, which has 15,500 seats and opened in 1998…