A skating rink takes over The Plaza in front of the armory from Black Friday to early January. Inside, dangling crystal chandeliers make a snazzy setting for Roar! Comedy Club. The resort also restored the tornado-damaged 1895 Gothic-style state armory building, a granite block and brick ‶castle″ that looks like something from the imagination of Springfield native Dr.
The rounded banquette tables in the elegant signature dining room are especially popular for wedding proposals and anniversary celebrations. For example, it kept the Art Deco facade of the 1929 Chandler Hotel on Main Street and carried the stylistic theme into the Chandler Steakhouse.
MGM integrated new construction with historic structures on existing city blocks.
The first resort casino in Massachusetts opened in August 2018 in a swath of the city that had been severely damaged by a 2011 tornado. MGM didn’t have to start from scratch to build its first urban casino in the heart of downtown Springfield.
