The Gooch Arena: A Cultural Bridge in Rural North Carolina The Gooch Sports Arena in Eagle Rock, North Carolina, is an anomaly in the state's rapidly changing rural landscape.
What was once tobacco country has given way to subdivisions and urban sprawl, but on this 12 acre plot, something different is happening.
The arena hosts concerts featuring bands from Mexico, attracting thousands of fans who flock to the rural outskirts of Raleigh.