Civic Arena Pittsburgh Retractable Roof

The 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 city s national hockey league nhl franchise from 1967 to 2010.

Civic arena pittsburgh retractable roof.

As demolition work continues pittsburghers see something they haven t seen in decades. The first retractable roof sports venue was the now demolished civic arena in pittsburgh pennsylvania united states. Louis s gateway arch the civic arena was a signature landmark. Originally built for use by the pittsburgh civic light opera.

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. Spectators watch a pittsburgh triangles tennis match under the open roof of the civic arena in 1975. Set at the pittsburgh civic arena the film was. Like seattle s space needle and st.

Pittsburgh civic arena redirects here. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch. The dome on the civic arena is open a crack. Images of the civic arena with the retractable roof open in 1964 left and 1974.

Multi purpose arena with retractable roof part of the national tennis centre 18. For the album by the doors see pittsburgh civic arena album. Even though it was rr venue cost led it to be only partially retracted after 1995 and permanently closed after 2001. The civic arena was an iconic structure of the pittsburgh skyline that hosted the iconic bands of arena rock.

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. The flying saucer shaped shiny steel domed arena on its opening in 1961 was the world s first major entertainment venue with a retractable roof. Revisiting the pittsburgh civic arena is an upcoming website that commemorates the iconic pittsburgh sports and entertainment landmark which has a long storied history dating. This article is about the pitts.

Constructed in 1961 for use by the pittsburgh civic light opera clo it was the brainchild of department store owner.