(Gubbins, 2017)

The American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas, also known as Victory Park. The AAC is home to the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. The AAC opened in the summer of 2001, and is also a popular venue for concerts. The AAC holds some of my fondest memories. Many of my first concerts and basketball games were enjoyed here. I also went to my very first Disney on Ice at the AAC. For my first concert, I went to see Chris Brown, Lil Mama, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, and Sean Kingston with my mother and sister in 2008. I also went to my very first NBA game at the AAC, to watch the Dallas Mavericks play the Houston Rockets in 2010.

The American Airlines Center is one of my favorite Dallas buildings. It is also my favorite venue for concerts. I experienced a lot of my childhood “firsts” at the AAC, and I don’t have one single bad memory there. I will never have a bad thing to say about the AAC, and it will forever have a very special place in my heart.