Hank McCamish Pavilion
| Hank McCamish Pavilion | |
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| The Dome The Thriller Dome |
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| View of the Hank McCamish Pavilion in July 2010 | |
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2012) |
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| place | 965 Fowler Street Atlanta , Georgia 30332
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 46 '51 " N , 84 ° 23' 34" W |
| owner | Georgia Tech |
| operator | Georgia Tech |
| opening | November 30, 1956 November 9, 2012 |
| First game |
Nov. 30, 1956 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Duke Blue Devils 61:71 Nov. 9, 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Tulane Green Wave 79:61 |
| Renovations | 1986, 1989, 1995-1996, 2011-2012 |
| surface |
Concrete hardwood - parquet |
| costs | 1.6 million US dollars (1956) 3 million dollars (1986) 13 million dollars (1995-1996) 50 million dollars (2011-2012) |
| architect | Aeck Associates of Atlanta Populous (2011-2012) |
| capacity | 8,600 seats |
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The Hank McCamish Pavilion is a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia . The Georgia Tech University is the owner and operator of the venue. The NCAA - college basketball teams of men and women of the university, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ( Atlantic Coast Conference ), carry out their games here. The hall on the university campus currently offers 8,600 seats (lower tier 6,935 seats, upper tier 1,665 seats). Until 2012 the building was called the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The hall is nicknamed The Thrillerdome .
history
The multi-purpose hall was inaugurated on September 30, 1956 with the game of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets against the Duke Blue Devils (61:71). At that time, the Alexander Memorial Coliseum had 6,996 available space. It was named after William A. Alexander. He coached the Georgia Tech football team from 1920 to 1944. The roof spans the hall with a diameter of 270 feet (around 82.3 meters). The domed roof with a weight of around 862 tonnes is stabilized by 32 steel ribs and does not have any internal supports that obstruct the view. It covers an area of 71,500 sq feet (6,643 m 2 ). The highest point is at 75 feet (22.86 meters). In 1983 the roofing was replaced by two layers of material, which are better able to cope with temperature fluctuations and the associated expansion or contraction of the material. There was also a copper cover . The work on the roof cost $ 270,000.
Prior to the 1986/87 season, $ 3 million was invested in a renovation. The work resulted in an increase of 2,150 seats to a total of 9,191. Before the 1989/90 season, another 700 seats were added. For the 1996 Summer Olympics , the structure was modernized from 1995 to 1996 for 13 million US dollars. The interior floor was lowered and a further 750 seats were added. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) and the manufacturer York Air Conditioning donated one for the hall air conditioning . In addition, a new video cube and display boards were installed and the lighting and sound system was modernized. The Alexander Memorial Coliseum was the venue for the Olympic boxing competitions .
In March 2011, the more than fifty-year-old home of the Yellow Jackets was closed for extensive renovation. Construction work began on May 5th that year and lasted 520 days. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets' games were being played at the Philips Arena and the Arena At Gwinnett Center . After 18 months and costs of 50 million US dollars, the event hall reopened on September 9, 2012. The round seating arrangement around the playing field, which was adapted to the building, was replaced by a rectangular shape. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat the Tulane Green Wave 79-61. Two days later, the women played against Tennessee for the first time in the converted arena. With the redesign, the name was also changed. The McCamish family donated $ 15 million to the construction costs, for which the hall was renamed the Hank McCamish Pavilion.
For two long stages which used NBA -Basketball- franchise of the Atlanta Hawks the hall. From 1968 to 1972 until the completion of the Omni Coliseum and from 1997 to 1999 after the Omni Coliseum was demolished and the Philips Arena opened. The Philips Arena is to be modernized from 2017 to 2018 with an extensive renovation for around 200 million US dollars. During the transition period, the Atlanta Dream's basketball franchise from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) played its games in the Hank McCamish Pavilion.
Concerts
In its history, the arena has also hosted concerts.
selection
- 22 Sep 1957: Chuck Berry
- Feb. 1, 1964: Dave Brubeck
- Feb. 14, 1964: Joe South , Flatt and Scruggs
- Oct. 28, 1971: Chicago
- 30th Mar 1972: The Beach Boys
- May 15, 1972: Manassas
- Oct. 26, 1972: West, Bruce & Laing
- Apr 19, 1973: Yes
- 21 Sep 1973: Uriah Heep
- Oct. 27, 1973: Conway Twitty
- Oct. 28, 1973: The J. Geils Band , Foghat
- Feb. 11, 1974: Yes , John Martyn
- May 4, 1974: Manfred Mann's Earth Band , Blue Öyster Cult , Hydra
- Nov 23, 1974: KISS
- May 27, 1975: Eagles
- June 23, 1978: Kansas
- Nov 13, 1994: Weezer , Live
- Nov 7, 1998: Joni Mitchell , Bob Dylan
- Apr 17, 2009: OAR
- Oct 29, 2016: Above & Beyond
gallery
The north entrance (2014)
Southwest view
Southeast view
The interior with basketball court (2012)
Web links
- ramblinwreck.com: The Hank McCamish Pavilion on the official website of the Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets (English)
- ramblinwreck.com: Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the official website of the Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c ramblinwreck.com: McCamish Pavilion ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (English)
- ↑ a b c d e ramblinwreck.com: Alexander Memorial Coliseum ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (English)
- ↑ a b stadiumsusa.com: Hank McCamish Pavillion ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (English)
- ↑ books.google.de: data on the building (English)
- ↑ Want to see the new Thrillerdome? ( Memento from March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ajc.com: What Philips Arena renovations will mean for Hawks seasons article from 23 August 2016 (English)
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Alexander Memorial Coliseum (English)
Competition venues for the 1996 Summer Olympics
