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- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) abstract "Civic Arena (formerly the Civic Auditorium and Mellon Arena, nicknamed The Igloo) was an arena located in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, from 1967 to 2010. It was the first retractable roof major-sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 sq. feet and constructed with nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel, and supported solely by a massive 260-foot-long cantilevered arm on the exterior. Even though it was designed and engineered as a retractable-roof dome, the hydraulic jacks never functioned consistently, thus keeping the roof permanently closed after 1994. The first roof opening was during a July 4, 1962 Carol Burnett show to which she exclaimed "Ladies and Gentlemen...I present the sky!"Constructed in 1961 for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), it was the brainchild of department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. The 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 (Pittsburgh Triangles of the WTT) in the mid-1970s, 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 1995. Prior to its demise, it was known as Mellon Arena, named for Mellon Financial, specifically American businessman and 49th Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, which purchased the naming rights in 1999. Their naming rights expired on August 1, 2010 and the arena was once again known as the Civic Arena.The Civic Arena closed on June 26, 2010. 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. The arena's owner, the Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, initially voted in September 2010 to demolish the building in 2011. However, in November 2010, the arena was nominated for Pittsburgh historic status at the last minute, and demolition was delayed. A final vote by the Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission on the nomination was held on March 2, 2011. The result was the HRC declining the arena for historic status. After votes from City Planning and Pittsburgh City Council also declined historic status, a federal lawsuit was filed by those who wish to save the arena in from demolition. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals denied the lawsuit. Demolition began on September 26, 2011 and was completed on March 31, 2012. In its place, existing public parking lots around the building were expanded over the entire site. The Penguins have the rights to redevelop the property and a preliminary plan exists for residential units, retail space and office space. They intended to choose between developers by the end of the summer 2013, but as of Spring 2014, no final plans have been forthcoming. Delays 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 2014. The site remains as a parking lot as of March 2014.".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) buildingStartDate "1958-03-12".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) cost "2.2E7".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) dateOfAbandonment "2010-06-26".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) demolitionDate "2011-09-26".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) formerName "Civic Arena (1961-99; 2010-11)".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) formerName "Civic Auditorium (1961)".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) formerName "Mellon Arena (Dec 1999-June 2010)".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) location Mario_Lemieux.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) location Pittsburgh.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) openingDate "1961-09-17".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) operator SMG_(property_management).
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) owner Sports_&_Exhibition_Authority_of_Pittsburgh_and_Allegheny_County.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Duquesne_Dukes.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Bulls.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Civic_Light_Opera.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Condors.
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- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Spirit.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Stingers.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Triangles.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Pittsburgh_Xplosion.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Roundball_Classic.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenant Tampa_Bay_Storm.
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- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Arena_at_Gwinnett_Center.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Chicago_Stadium.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Consol_Energy_Center.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Palumbo_Center.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Silver_Spurs_Arena.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Target_Center.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after Tropicana_Field.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) after "Franchise disbanded".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) align "right".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) architect "Mitchell and Ritchey".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before Charlotte_Coliseum.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before Colonial_Life_Arena.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before Duquesne_Gardens.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before Fitzgerald_Field_House.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before Rexall_Place.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before "Franchise created".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before "Inaugural Event".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before "first arena".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) before "first".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) brokeGround "1958-03-12".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) built "1958".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) cap "21".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) closed "2010-06-26".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) color "2".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) constructionCost "US$ 22 million".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) data "8".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) demolished "--09-26".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) dimensions "250".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) dwgs "61".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) formerNames "Civic Arena".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) formerNames "Civic Auditorium".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) formerNames "Mellon Arena".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) hasPhotoCollection Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh).
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) id "pa4106".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) location "66".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) nickname "The House That Lemieux Built".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) nickname "The Igloo".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) opened "1961-09-17".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) operator SMG_(property_management).
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) owner Sports_&_Exhibition_Authority_of_Pittsburgh_and_Allegheny_County.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) photos "105".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) quote ""It was beautiful, I can remember because the roof was round and white and pristine. It was like playing in a cloud. Imagine, it's almost like you're playing in the Vatican. It was very unique."".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) renovated "1986".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) renovated "Summer 1993".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) seatingCapacity "Basketball: 17,537".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) seatingCapacity "Concert: *End Stage 12,800 *Center Stage 18,039".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) seatingCapacity "Hockey SRO: 17,132".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) seatingCapacity "Ice hockey: 16,940".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) source "—Gene Ubriaco, former Forward with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Pittsburgh Hornets, recalling his playing days at the Arena".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) stadiumName "Civic Arena".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) survey "PA-6780".
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenants Duquesne_Dukes.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenants Pittsburgh_Civic_Light_Opera.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenants Roundball_Classic.
- Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh) tenants "Pittsburgh Bulls".