SteelPanthersWorldatWar.jpg' alt='Steel Panthers 8.4 Patch' title='Steel Panthers 8.4 Patch' />Civic Arena Pittsburgh Wikipedia. This article is about the Pittsburgh arena. For other uses, see Civic Arena. Civic Arena. The Igloo. Steel Panthers 8.4 Patch' title='Steel Panthers 8.4 Patch' />Join inDmix List NOW Contact us on AdvertisingPromoting your functions or upcoming events infoindmix. These cities offer a great environment for any sports fanatic age 50 and older. The House That Lemieux Built12Former names. Civic Auditorium 1. Civic Arena 1. 96. Mellon Arena December 1. Princess Sofia Vector more. June 2. 01. 0Location. Mario Lemieux Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1. Coordinates. 402. Counter Strike 1.4 Pc Game on this page. N7. 95. 92. 4W 4. N 7. 9. 9. 90. 00W 4. Coordinates 4. 02. N7. 95. 92. 4W 4. N 7. 9. 9. 90. 00W 4. Owner. Sports Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Operator. SMGCapacity. Ice hockey 1. 6,9. Hockey SRO 1. 7,1. Basketball 1. 7,5. Concert End Stage 1. Center Stage 1. 8,0. Field size. 25. 0 x 1. Construction. Broke ground. March 1. 2, 1. 95. Opened. September 1. Renovated. 19. 86 1. Summer 1. 99. 33Closed. June 2. 6, 2. 01. Demolished. September 2. March 3. 1, 2. 01. Construction cost. US2. 2 million1. Architect. Mitchell Ritchey Architects. Structural engineer. Ammann Whitney. General contractor. Dick Corporation5Tenants. Duquesne Dukes NCAA 1. Pittsburgh Rens ABL 1. Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 1. Pittsburgh PipersCondors ABA 1. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1. Pittsburgh Triangles WTT 1. Pittsburgh Spirit MISL 1. Pittsburgh Gladiators AFL 1. Pittsburgh Bulls MILL 1. Stanley Cup Finals 1. Pittsburgh Phantoms RHI 1. Pittsburgh Stingers CISL 1. Pittsburgh Crosse. Fire NLL 2. 00. Pittsburgh Xplosion ABA 2. Civic Arena formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena was an arena located in downtown. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the citys National Hockey League NHL franchise, from 1. Constructed in 1. Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera CLO, it was the brainchild of department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. It was the first retractable roof major sports venue in the world, covering 1. Pittsburgh steel and supported solely by a massive 2. Even though it was designed and engineered as a retractable roof dome, the operating cost and repairs to the hydraulic jacks halted all full retractions after 1. The first roof opening was during a July 4, 1. Carol Burnett show to which she exclaimed Ladies and Gentlemen. I present the sky8The Civic Arena hosted numerous concerts, the circus, political and religious rallies, roller derbies as well as contests in hockey, basketball, fish tournament weigh ins, pro tennis, boxing, wrestling, lacrosse, football, ice skating championships, kennel shows, and soccer. The structure was used as the backdrop for several major Hollywood films, most prominently Sudden Death in 1. Prior to its demise, it was known as Mellon Arena, named for Mellon Financial, specifically American businessman and 4. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, which purchased the naming rights in 1. Their naming rights expired on August 1, 2. Civic Arena. 9The Civic Arena closed on June 2. The former Mellon naming rights expired soon after, and the Penguins and all other events moved across the street to the new Consol Energy Center now PPG Paints Arena. After various groups declined historic status for the venue, it was demolished between September 2. March 2. 01. 2. In its place, existing public parking lots in the area were expanded over the entire site. Two of the many streets stricken from the citys street plan when the Arena was originally built were subsequently re extended back through the site Wylie Street and Fullerton Street. The Penguins have the rights to redevelop the property and a preliminary plan exists for residential units, retail space and office space. Delays in redevelopment are partially attributed to complaints lingering from Hill District resident groups claiming not enough affordable housing was included in the initial plans, as well as the Penguins looking to work with a new Mayor as of January 2. Construction and designedit. The Civic Arena during a Penguins game in 2. The 2. 2 million 1. CLO in 1. 96. 1. 1. Mayor David L. Lawrence had publicly announced plans for a civic theater as early as February 8, 1. CLO president, civic leader and owner of Kaufmanns department store Edgar J. Kaufmann announced his intention on December 1, 1. Funding was provided by a combination of public and private money, including grants from Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, and Kaufmann. The arenas design incorporated 2,9. Pittsburgh. 1. 2To make room for the arena, the city used eminent domain to displace 8,0. Hill District. 1. Demolition began in 1. On July 2. 1, 1. 95. The Arena was designed for the CLO, which previously held productions at Pitt Stadium. The roof, which was supported by a 2. The roof, which had a diameter of 4. Six of the sections could fold underneath twoin 2 minutesmaking the Civic Arena the worlds first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. A total of 4. 2 trucks mounted on 7. The trucks, gear motors and 4. AC motor drive that moved the roof sections were designed and manufactured by Heyl Patterson Inc., a local specialist engineering firm. The stadiums capacity fluctuated depending on the event being hosted, but was increased due to additions between 1. The arena originally consisted only of lower bowl seating, but over time, upper decks were installed in the arenas end zones to increase capacity. Pc Invoice Edition'>Pc Invoice Edition. In December 1. 99. Mellon Financial purchased the Arenas naming rights in a 1. Mellon Arena. 1. 8The original center scoreboard was an electromechanical Nissen scoreboard with digital clock display, which appears in the movie The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. That board was replaced during the 1. American Sign and Indicator scoreboard with a black and white three line matrix animationmessageboard on each side, which appears in Sudden Death. White Way Sign created the arenas final center scoreboard, this one with a Sony Jumbo. Tron videoboard on each side, which remained for the arenas final sixteen years of use. History and eventseditOn September 1. Ice Capades hosted the arenas first event. Globally televised figure skating was hosted by the arena three times The 1. United States Figure Skating Championships, 1. Skate America all having nearly week long competitions. Political eventseditMajor political rallies were part of the early history of the arena. Former President Dwight Eisenhower appeared at a Republican rally on October 1. President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a campaign address on October 2. Sen. Barry Goldwater on October 2. On April 2. 6, 1. International Conference and Debate of the Methodist Church opened at the Arena. Vice President Nixon visited for a campaign rally at the arena on October 2. Henry Kissinger, Frank Borman, and Li Choh ming visited for the University of Pittsburgh commencement on April 2. Boxing matcheseditMuhammad Ali KOed Charley Powell on January 2. Civic Arena. Sugar Ray Robinson, Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson also participated in boxing matches at the arena. On November 6, 1. World Heavyweight Title was fought at the arena between Larry Holmes and Renaldo Snipes with an undercard bout between Buster Douglas and David Bey. Professional wrestlingeditKing of the Ring in 1. Hell in a Cell match between Mick Foley and Undertaker where Mick Foley would fall from the top off the cell suffering multiple injuries. The final WWE event was a Monday Night Raw episode on May 1. The future events would now be taking place at PPG Paints Arena. New Era 5. 9FIFTY Hats Caps.