Quotes by George Platt

“She spent five minutes on the history of the family relationships. Here was a white family that had worked with the King family. That was a special treat.”

“Its been empty a long time and everybody is happy to see it being used again.”

“But by the same token, I dont think that the arena itself will be enough of a destination so we have to have other things as part of the plan, too.”

“The boards first thought was, well no, balconies do not fit in downtown Wichita. Were not New Orleans and they have not been part of our streetscape. And I think we arrived at a rather acceptable compromise -- were going to have some very narrow, 18-inch balconies.”