Pittsburgh Civic Arena Roof Open

The roof could be opened in two and a half minutes.

Pittsburgh civic arena roof open.

It was the first time the stainless steel dome was opened for a professional hockey game. Pittsburgh s civic arena was a technological marvel when it opened in 1961. Usually there is a chant here and a chant there but thi. 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.

Nov 29 2002 the other ones. Like seattle s space needle and st. Spectators watch a pittsburgh triangles tennis match under the open roof of the civic arena in 1975. Constructed in 1961 for use by the pittsburgh civic light opera clo it was the brainchild of department store owner.

Louis s gateway arch the civic arena was a signature landmark. Images of the civic arena with the retractable roof open in 1964 left and 1974. 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. The civic arena was an iconic structure of the pittsburgh skyline that hosted the iconic bands of arena rock.

View civic arena s concert history along with concert photos videos setlists and more. As demolition work continues pittsburghers see something they haven t seen in decades. 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. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch.

On august 25 1994 the civic arena roof opened to the space odessy theme song while the phantoms played the minnesota arctic blast. Although concerts were a part of its original intended uses it was also home for the pittsburgh hornets of the american hockey league and. Nov 22 2002 chinese democracy world tour. â in 1999 pittsburgh based mellon bank purchased the naming rights to the building and renamed it mellon arena.

The unique retractable roof was the largest dome in the world at that time. The dome on the civic arena is open a crack.