Why do SEG and the County want to tear down Abravanel Hall?

Why do SEG and the County want to tear down Abravanel Hall?

We have no real plan from any of the parties involved, so let’s just speculate. The image above (my speculation) is that SEG wants to create a new “street” or plaza in the middle of the blocks that contain the convention center, UMOCA, and Abravanel Hall. This street, if it goes straight through, would plow…