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. Cost is the reason why city efforts to put in […]
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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 […]
Civic Arena demolition authorized; preservationists step in to delay
{jathumbnail off} 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. Two groups — Reuse the Igloo and Preservation Pittsburgh — have been working on […]
Fate of Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena to be decided today
{jathumbnail off} 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. There’s a lot of passion in some circles to keep the arena open, but the SEA […]
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. The arena’s run as a distinctive feature on the Pittsburgh skyline could end if the SEA agrees with a commissioned study that indicates the public would be better […]
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. Mellon Arena is now without a tenant or a use after the […]
Consultants: No future for Mellon Arena
The Sports & Exhibition Authority is recommending that Mellon Arena, the former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, be torn down to make way for a housing and retail development, but preservationists are crying foul. In a draft recommendation, the authority — a city/county entity whose members are appointed by the mayor and Allegheny County — […]
Corpus CC puts brakes on Memorial Coliseum renovation; community rallies
The Corpus Christi City Council unexpectedly ended negotiations for a mixed-use development that called for the renovation of Memorial Coliseum, but local residents rallied to show their displeasure with the decision. The Corpus Christi City Council unexpectedly ended negotiations for a mixed-use development that called for the renovation of Memorial Coliseum, but local residents rallied […]
Reunion Arena final demolition slated for December
The former home of the Dallas Mavericks will finally come down in December, but there won't be a dramatic implosion of the facility. The former home of the Dallas Mavericks and the Dallas Stars will finally come down in December, but there won't be a dramatic implosion of the facility. Demolishing the arena has been […]
Future of Kansas Coliseum up for debate
With the Wichita Thunder slated to move to a new downtown arena, Sedgwick County officials are soliciting game plans for the future of Kansas Coliseum — and there are some intriguing plans already before commissioners. With the Wichita Thunder (CHL) slated to move to a new downtown arena, Sedgwick County officials are soliciting game plans […]
Portland’s Memorial Coliseum receives historic designation
The placement of Portland's Memorial Coliseum on the National Register of Historic Places means it will be harder for the city to tear down the landmark arena. The placement of Memorial Coliseum on the National Register of Historic Places means it will be harder for the city to tear down the landmark arena, as Portland […]
Redevelopment proposed for Corpus Christi’s Memorial Coliseum
The plan would have an apartment and entertainment complex built on nine acres surrounding Memorial Coliseum and install the Corpus Christi Ice Rays as an anchor tenant for the arena. The future of 5,400-seat Memorial Coliseum, which opened in 1953 in downtown Corpus Christi, is under debate as the city council debates development plans for […]
