Built in the early 1960s for pittsburgh s civic light opera it was the first stadium arena to have a retractable roof and was the home of the penguins from 1967 to 2010.
Retractable roof hockey arena.
It s the perfect location too.
The arena was the world s first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof.
Aerial photographs of a giant little caesar being painted on the roof of detroit s new 862 million arena where early renderings had the red wings logo are stirring controversy on social media.
The arena was being disassembled over time and originally expected to be complete in may 2012.
However demolition was finished early as the last panel of the retractable roof fell down on march 31 2012.
The roof is supported by a.
Constructed in 1961 for the use of the pittsburgh civic light opera clo mellon arena has hosted multiple concerts as well as hockey basketball tennis boxing wrestling and soccer matches.
It s the perfect location too.
Located at the south entrance of the new waterfront tunnel project there s already existing freeway connections to nearby safeco field the convention center and the football soccer stadium.
A new basketball hockey arena just perfect for concerts and whatever else might want to retract a roof.
A new basketball hockey arena just perfect for concerts and whatever else might want to retract a roof.
The veltins arena features a teflon coated fiberglass canvas retractable roof which spans the entire stadium.
A hockey arena with a retractable roof civic arena was home to the penguins for more than 40 years and a landmark in pittsburgh for almost half a century.
A 50 piece band played the star spangled.
Located at the south entrance of the new waterfront tunnel project there s already existing freeway connections to nearby safeco field the convention center and the football soccer stadium.
Civic arena opened with great fanfare at a public dedication sept.
Currently a parking lot for ppg paints arena occupies the space of the former arena.
Constructed in 1961 for the pittsburgh civic light opera the arena was home to minor league and ncaa d 1 basketball and ice hockey teams before becoming the home of the nhl s pittsburgh penguins in 1967 as well as hosting.