BMO Harris Bradley Center
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Bradley Center (1988-2012) |
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| place | 1001 North 4th Street Milwaukee , Wisconsin 53203
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 2 '37.3 " N , 87 ° 55' 1.8" W |
| owner | State of Wisconsin |
| operator | Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation |
| start of building | October 20, 1986 |
| opening | October 1, 1988 |
| demolition | January 2019 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface |
| costs | 90 million US dollars |
| architect | HOK Sports |
| capacity | 20,000 seats (concerts) 19,000 seats (college basketball) 18,717 seats (NBA basketball) 17,800 seats (ice hockey) |
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The BMO Harris Bradley Center was a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Milwaukee , Wisconsin . She was u. a. 1988-2018 home to the basketball team of the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA and the NCAA - college basketball -Mannschaft the Golden Eagles of Marquette University .
The BMO Harris Bradley Center held between 17,600 and 18,600 spectators at sporting events, and up to 20,000 people could be found at concerts.
history
The foundation stone of the hall was laid in 1986. At that time it was one of the most modern halls in the world. The hall was opened in 1988 with an ice hockey game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks . The Bradley Center was to replace the outdated US Cellular Arena and offer the local sports teams a modern sports arena so that they could remain competitive in the future. The Milwaukee Bucks NBA team in particular benefited from the new building and moved to the Bradley Center in 1988.
The hall was renovated and partially renewed for the 2010/11 NBA season . Most obvious change was the installation of a new LED - video cube in the center of the hall. Cabins, restaurants and the facade were also renovated.
The name of the hall goes back to Harry Lynde Bradley , a philanthropist and entrepreneur. Bradley was the co-founder and the technical head of the Allen-Bradley Company, a world-class electrical engineering company that was incorporated as a brand into Rockwell Automation. On May 21, 2012, in the presence of city officials, the Bradley Center, the Milwaukee Bucks and the new sponsor, it was announced that the arena would be called the BMO Harris Bradley Center for the next six years. In Chicago -based bank BMO Harris pays US dollars for the rights during the term of over 18 million.
In September 2013, the NBA announced that the BMO Harris Bradley Center was no longer up to date. According to the league, a new arena must be built in the near future in order to maintain the Milwaukee location for the NBA. The Bradley Center is the oldest arena in the league. The BMO Harris Bradley Center lags behind other NBA arenas, especially in terms of size and equipment.
For the 2018/19 season, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Marquette Golden Eagles moved to the new Fiserv Forum, which was built for 524 million US dollars . After the opening of the new hall, the BMO Harris Bradley Center will be demolished. The building will be demolished with machines over a period of one year and not completely collapsed by explosion. On January 13, 2019, the roof of the hall was blown down.
gallery
Interior view with basketball court
The video cube used until 2010
North entrance to the BMO Harris Bradley Center
Interior view at ice hockey games
Web links
- bmoharrisbradleycenter.com: Website of the BMO Harris Bradley Center (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ jsonline.com: Name right for Bradley Center sold to BMO Harris Article dated May 21, 2012 (English)
- ↑ cbssports.com: Kohl says for Milwaukee to keep the Bucks, they need a new arena Article from November 1, 2013 (English)
- ↑ wisconsinesc.com: The Arena (English)
- ↑ bizjournals.com: Get a look inside Bucks new arena as project hits 90 percent mark: Slideshow article from April 3, 2018 (English)
- ↑ eu.jsonline.com: No implosion for Bradley Center as demolition plan takes shape Article from October 23, 2017 (English)
- ↑ Julia Fello: Bradley Center one step closer to final demolition. In: tmj4.com. WTMJ-TV, January 13, 2019, accessed on January 17, 2019 (English).