Flip the Switch Center City Gateway Arches to Light Up

Flip the Switch: Center City Gateway Arches

to Light Up Tuesday

 AMARILLO – A city landmark highlighting the entrance and exit to downtown Amarillo for more than 20 years will add to the bright lights of the city as the Center City Gateway Arches officially light up Tuesday (May 20).

Thanks to collaborative funding between the City of Amarillo, Center City and Center City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 1, a restoration project for the Center City Gateway Arches began in September 2024.

The project includes LED lights which will allow the arches to display a wide array of colors – for example, red, white and blue lights during the July 4 holiday and red and green lights during the Christmas season.

“We are so excited for the Amarillo community to see this new and colorful version of the Center City Gateway Arches,” said Center City Executive Director Beth Duke. “Countless cars pass by these arches every day. The restoration project adds a completely new element to what has become a downtown landmark.”

The Center City Gateway Arches will officially light up with a public ceremony:

• Center City Gateway Arches lighting ceremony.
• Tuesday, May 20.
• The lighting ceremony will begin with speakers at 8 p.m. Mayor Cole Stanley will officially flip the switch to light up the Center City Gateway Arches around 8:30 p.m.
• A primary viewing area will be the grassy lot at Officewise, 1200 S. Taylor St. On-street parking is available.

For more information contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at 806-378-5219 or by email at david.henry@amarillo.gov.

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Many thanks,

Kristen Wolbach

Director

Office of Engagement & Innovation

806-378-6514