Pittsburgh Civic Arena Roof Open

I have never heard such a powerful unified let s go pens chant before or since.

Pittsburgh civic arena roof open. The name igloo came from the construction of the dome roof supported by a 260 foot long cantilevered arm. Like seattle s space needle and st. 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. Images of the civic arena with the retractable roof open in 1964 left and 1974.

Usually there is a chant here and a chant there but thi. The roof could be opened in two and a half minutes. The dome on the civic arena is open a crack. Constructed in 1961 for use by the pittsburgh civic light opera clo it was the brainchild of department store owner.

Nov 22 2002 chinese democracy world tour. The most unique building in the national hockey league was originally known as the pittsburgh civic arena but was also known by its more popular name the igloo home of the pittsburgh penguins from 1967 to 2010. On august 25 1994 the civic arena roof opened to the space odessy theme song while the phantoms played the minnesota arctic blast. Apr 26 2003 sparta pearl jam.

As demolition work continues pittsburghers see something they haven t seen in decades. â in 1999 pittsburgh based mellon bank purchased the naming rights to the building and renamed it mellon arena. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch. The civic arena was an iconic structure of the pittsburgh skyline that hosted the iconic bands of arena rock.

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. Spectators watch a pittsburgh triangles tennis match under the open roof of the civic arena in 1975. View civic arena s concert history along with concert photos videos setlists and more. The unique retractable roof was the largest dome in the world at that time.

It was the first time the stainless steel dome was opened for a professional hockey game. Louis s gateway arch the civic arena was a signature landmark.