Mellon Arena Roof Open

As demolition work continues pittsburghers see something they haven t seen in decades.

Mellon arena roof open.

It was crazy looking to me since it drastically changed the appearance of the arena. Mellon arena set up home opener 2009 2010 season duration. I walked past it 1979 or 80 and it was at max open. It was the day of or the day after rush played there.

On august 25 1994 the civic arena roof opened to the space odessy theme song while the phantoms played the minnesota arctic blast. It was the first time the stainless steel dome was opened for a. Demolition of civic arena roof hits snag duration. The roof has no interior supports which means there are few obstructed view seats in the arena.

Constructed in 1961 for use by the pittsburgh civic light opera it was the brainchild of department store owner edgar j. The civic arena originally known as the civic auditorium and in it s later years named mellon arena was built in 1961 as part of the twenty year renaissance i redevelopment of the city landscape. The grateful dead appeared eight times. A ha recommended for you.

The roof is 170 000 square feet and is designed to open or close in 2 5 minutes. The civic arena formerly the civic auditorium and later mellon arena was an arena located in downtown pittsburgh pennsylvania. You could see the orange upper seats from outside. On august 25 1994 the civic arena roof opened to the space odessy theme song while the phantoms played the minnesota arctic blast.

The arena which covered 170 000 square feet had the first retractable roof ever on a major sports venue in the world. It was the first retractable roof major sports venue in the world covering 170 000 square feet cons. It s maximum opening would be about 75 open with the roof leaves under the support arm. The civic arena primarily served as the home to the pittsburgh penguins the city s national hockey league franchise from 1967 to 2010.

The dome on the civic arena is open a crack. It was the first time the stainless steel dome was opened for a professional hockey game. Jay roberts general manager of mellon arena smg confirmed monday that the idea is under consideration but he added there are plenty of hurdles in the way that could derail the effort. The 260 foot dome was divided into eight sections two of which could slide under the others making the arena the first one ever with a retractable roof.

â in 1999 pittsburgh based mellon bank purchased the naming rights to the building and renamed it mellon arena.