ANDERSON — A Wigwam revitalized as a mixed-use development featuring a community arts center, basketball arena and restaurants will anchor the city’s near west side and be central to its rebirth, project managers told an audience of business representatives and dignitaries Friday morning.
Officials with BWI Contractors, the lead company on the project, provided details of the first phase of renovations to the interior of the Wigwam, which is scheduled to begin in September or October. Planned improvements include a 900-seat auditorium to accommodate an arts center that would also house a creative maker space. Old studio space, along with the former choir and band rooms, will be converted into a music area that bands could use before and after concerts…
