The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, a convention center located in Lubbock, Texas, was built in 1977 and dedicated to the memory of local residents who died in a 1970 tornado that struck the site of the center. In front of the center is a statue honoring Buddy Holly, who had died in 1959. Inside the convention center, which was recently refurbished at a cost of $2 million, are the following facilities: