It's not the flashiest of venues, but over the past 83 or so years Belleville Memorial Arena has been at the center of civic life in the medium-sized Ontario community. And even though the place is falling apart -- it's temporarily closed because of an equipment failure -- a group of community volunteers want to take on the task of keeping it open.
Preserving Belleville's Memorial Arena
It's not the flashiest of venues, but over the past 83 or so years Belleville Memorial Arena has been at the center of civic life in the medium-sized Ontario community. And even though the place is falling apart -- it's temporarily closed because of an equipment failure -- a group of community volunteers want to take on the task of keeping it open.
Civic Arena demolition authorized; preservationists step in to delay
Although the Pittsburgh Planning Commission voted to allow the demolition of Civic Arena yesterday, preservationists nominated the facility as a historic building with the Historic Review Commission; the mandatory review could delay the proceeds for upwards of a year.
Fate of Pittsburgh's Civic Arena to be decided today
The Pittsburgh Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA) should decide today whether to tear down Pittsburgh's Civic Arena, and it sounds like a last-minute stab at public support for keeping the historic facility open will come up short.
Decision on Civic Arena future due Thursday
The future of Pittsburgh's Civic Arena should be decided Thursday when the City-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA) decides whether to tear down the historic facility.
Preservation Pittsburgh seeks ideas for continuing use of Civic Arena
Have some ideas on the future of the former Civic Arena? Preservation Pittsburgh announces a call for entries for "Civic Minded: Minding the Future of the Civic Arena," a design competition intended to generate adaptive reuse ideas for the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
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