“A military armory-built decades ago presented possibilities for significant new usage. Adjacent to the Dowdy Soccer Fields, the creative solution conceived by the City of Hollywood and the design team is now a gymnasium/recreational and community facility that serves a variety of functions for a multigenerational resident mix.
Looking much like an airplane hangar, the Dowdy Park Armory has a central 26-foot-high vaulted dome roof surrounded by a flat-roofed circumference that provides myriad possibilities for community uses including children’s summer camp and after-school and seniors’ programs. The building features a new covered entry, reception area, administrative office, multipurpose activity rooms, break room and warming kitchen, arts and crafts workroom, and equipment storage. The central gymnasium features basketball courts, additional striping for indoor soccer, retractable batting cages, retractable 126-seat bleachers, and scoreboard.”
