Despite a federal lawsuit arguing Civic Arena should be saved, Pittsburgh's Sports & Exhibition Authority is moving ahead with razing of the historic structure and awarded a $2.9-million bid for demolition.
Pittsburgh chooses to tear down Igloo, drawing lawsuit
After the Pittsburgh City Council voted to tear down historic Civic Arena, Preservation Pittsburgh filed suit in federal court, arguing that preservation guidelines were not followed during consideration of that action.
Future of Civic Arena still under debate
The fate of Civic Arena, the landmark arena in Pittsburgh, is still under debate, as the Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission continues to debate over whether to grant it landmark status.
LA considers scrapping Sports Arena
The Sports Arena, never a beloved fixture on the Los Angeles sporting scene, could be torn down to make way for a multuse outdoor space/amphitheater or a new 22,000-seat soccer stadium, as the lack of a main tenant for the economically obsolete facility is coming home to roost.
Roberts Stadium may face a reprieve
Evansville's Roberts Stadium may be losing most of its business once a downtown arena opens, but efforts to tear it down and replace it with a baseball/softball complex appears to have stalled, giving activists more time to come up with a use for the facility.
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