Capital Center
| Capital Center | |
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| The building in April 2002. | |
| Data | |
| place |
 Landover
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 53 '59.6 " N , 76 ° 50' 50.1" W |
| start of building | August 1, 1972 |
| opening | 2nd December 1973 |
| demolition | December 15, 2002 |
| costs | $ 18 million |
| architect | Abe Pollin |
| capacity | 19,000 seats |
The Capital Center ( nickname : Cap Center ) was a multi-purpose hall in Landover, Maryland .
history
The foundation stone for the arena was laid in August 1972. The architect Abe Pollin designed the building with his company Washington Sports & Entertainment, which opened on December 3, 1973. The construction costs amounted to 18 million US dollars . From 1973 to 1993 the building kept the name Capital Center. After US Airways acquired the naming rights for the hall, it was known as USAir Arena from 1993 to 1996 and US Airways Arena from 1996 to 1997 . From 1998 to 2002 the hall was given its original name again. At the end of 2002 the hall was demolished and blown up.
use
The arena was mainly used as an event building for sports competitions in the disciplines of basketball and ice hockey . Teams that were based in the hall include the Washington Wizards , Washington Capitals , Georgetown Hoyas , Washington Warthogs and the Washington Commandos . The Capital Center was also the venue for concerts by internationally known musicians and groups; Artists like the Allman Brothers Band , The Who (1973), Deep Purple , Elvis Presley (1976), Rolling Stones (1981), Van Halen (1982), Prince (1984), Michael Jackson ( 1988 ) and Eric Clapton performed here ( 1990 ) performed in front of a sold-out audience.
On May 31, 1986 the two filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn shot the 17-minute documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot in the large parking lot in front of the event hall , on the occasion of a concert by the metal band Judas Priest in the hall. Over the years, the musical short film has achieved cult status in the heavy metal scene.
Web links and sources
- Dates and dimensions ( Memento of February 24, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
- Demolition and information
- Costs and events
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heavy Metal Parking Lot , documentary by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn , DVD, 17 minutes + over two hours of bonus material, 2006, Brainbox Productions + Factory 515 (Independent DVD Manufacturing), film recordings of the demolition and demolition of the event hall are available in the bonus material.