St. Louis Arena
| St. Louis Arena | |
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| The arena on the day it was demolished on February 27, 1999 | |
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Checkerdome (1977-1983) |
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| place | 5700 Oakland Avenue St. Louis , Missouri 63110
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 37 '45.6 " N , 90 ° 16' 55.8" W |
| owner | City of St. Louis |
| operator | City of St. Louis |
| start of building | 1927 |
| opening | September 23, 1929 |
| demolition | February 27, 1999 |
| surface |
Concrete parquet ice surface |
| costs | 1.5 million US dollars (1929) |
| architect | Gustel R. Kiewitt |
| capacity |
Ice hockey: 14,200 places (1929–1968) 14,500 places (1968–1969) 15,500 places (1969–1970) 17,776 places (1970–1971) 17,821 places (1971–1972) 18,005 places (1972–1974) 18,008 places (1974–1975 ) 18,006 places (1975–1978) 17,968 places (1978–1985) 17,640 places (1985–1988) 17,188 places (1988–1994) |
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The St. Louis Arena (known as the Checkerdome from 1977 to 1983 ) was a multi-purpose arena in the US city of St. Louis , Missouri .
history
The foundation stone for the building was laid in 1927. The arena was designed by Gustel R. Kiewitt and built by Boaz-Kiel Construction. Peewitt took the Madison Square Garden of New York City as an example of the dimensions of the building and was the second largest in the 1930 Arena - after the Madison Square Garden - in the United States built. The hall was opened on September 23, 1929. Over the years, the audience capacity has continued to develop; In 1929 the hall offered space for 14,200 visitors and by 1980 space for more than 18,000 people. The arena last held 17,188 visitors. The hall was closed on May 23, 1994 and demolished on February 27, 1999. The Scottrade Center is its successor.
use
The arena was mainly used for sporting events such as basketball , ice hockey and volleyball . Teams that had their home in the arena included the St. Louis Flyers , St. Louis Eagles , Chicago Blackhawks , St. Louis Braves , St. Louis Blues , Atlanta Hawks , St. Louis Bombers and the Spirits of St. Louis . The hall was also used as a venue for concerts by international music greats; Performed here were Led Zeppelin (April 15, 1977), Prince (December 4, 1982, December 20, 21, 1984), Michael Jackson ( March 12, 13, 1988 ), Eric Clapton ( April 21, August 29 1990 ) and ZZ Top (November 7th, 8th, 1990) in front of a sold out audience.
Web links
- hockey.ballparks.com: The St. Louis Arena (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the St. Louis Arena (English)
- historyhappenshere.com: Looking Back: The St. Louis Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Updates. Soccermadeinstlouis.com, accessed April 30, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Checkerdome. Minneapolisfed.org, accessed April 30, 2016 .
- ^ St. Louis Arena. Databasesports.com, accessed April 30, 2016 .
- ^ St. Louis Arena. Ballparks.com, accessed April 30, 2016 .
- ↑ All teams. (No longer available online.) Soccerstats.us, archived from the original on May 18, 2014 ; accessed on April 30, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ St. Louis Arena. In: Princevault.com. February 27, 2016, accessed December 11, 2017 .
- ^ St. Louis Arena. Stlmedia.net, accessed April 30, 2016 (English).
