Bon Secours Wellness Arena
The Bon Secours Wellness Arena (formerly the Bi-Lo Center) is an arena located
in downtown Greenville, South Carolina that is used for concerts, football, and
hockey. Due to the length of the official name, the arena is popularly known as
"The Well".
The Bon Secours Wellness Arena was built in 1998 at a cost of US$63 million,
under its former name of Bi-Lo Center, to replace Greenville's outdated and
under-repaired Greenville Memorial Auditorium, which was imploded on September
20, 1997 on a site located across the street from the new arena.
The arena naming rights were purchased by Dutch grocer Ahold, then-owner of
BI-LO, which had been founded in nearby Mauldin and was still based there at the
time. When it was built, it passed Columbia's Carolina Coliseum as the largest
arena in the state of South Carolina, a distinction it held until 2002, when the
Colonial Center was built in Columbia.
Its second sporting event took place on September 26, 1998 between the Boston
Bruins and the Florida Panthers.
Location
650 North Academy Street
Greenville
South Carolina
USA
Getting There
The Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina can be reached by
public transportation through Greenlink Transit. Bus route 1 and 10 serve the
arena, with stops located near the entrance. Bus route 1 runs Monday through
Friday from 5:45 am to 10:45 pm and Saturdays from 6:45 am to 7:45 pm, while bus
route 10 operates on weekdays from 5:45 am to 9:15 pm and Saturdays from 6:45 am
to 7:15 pm. Exact schedules and route maps can be found on Greenlink Transit's
website.
Nearby Airports
This is a list of primary airports in South Carolina that have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
undo Major Attractions in South Carolina