Meadowlands Arena
| Meadowlands Arena | |
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| The Izod Center in East Rutherford | |
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Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996) |
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| place | 50 State Route 120 East Rutherford , New Jersey 07073
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 48 '42 " N , 74 ° 4' 3" W |
| owner | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) |
| operator | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) |
| start of building | 2nd February 1979 |
| opening | 2nd July 1981 |
| surface |
Parquet ice surface |
| costs | 85 million US dollars |
| architect | Degree Partnership and Dilullo, Clauss, Ostroki & Partners |
| capacity | 20,049 places (NBA basketball) 20,029 places (NCAA basketball) 19,040 places (ice hockey) 20,000 places (concerts) |
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The Meadowlands Arena (formerly "Izod Center") is a multifunctional hall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in the US borough of East Rutherford in the state of New Jersey .
history
Construction began on February 2, 1979 and the inauguration took place on July 2, 1981. The first events were six sold out Bruce Springsteen concerts . It was the home of the New Jersey Nets' NBA basketball team until 2010 and the home of the New Jersey Devils ( NHL ) ice hockey team , which moved to the new Prudential Center in Newark , until the summer of 2007 .
In the summer of 2010, the New Jersey Nets also moved to Newark. The Nets played their last game at the Izod Center on April 12, 2010 against the Charlotte Bobcats .
The last remaining sports team were the Rams , the basketball team from Fordham University , which played most of the games at the Izod Center in the 2010/11 season. In addition, the Izod Center continued to be a popular place for concerts, shows and trade fairs.
On January 15, 2015, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) decided to close the hall within a few weeks due to the high maintenance costs and the resulting losses. The one month maintenance of the Izod Center in 2014 was $ 750,000. From 2011 to 2014, spending increased from $ 4 million to $ 34.3 million. The future of the hall is uncertain. The center may be demolished to make way for a hotel.
gallery
Aerial view
Exterior view as Continental Airlines Arena
Inside view of basketball
Night shot of the Continental Airlines Arena
Web links
- izodcenter.com: Official website ( Memento from January 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- basketball.ballparks.com: Dates and history of the Izod Center (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ nj.com: Izod Center through the years and by the numbers (English)
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Brendan Byrne Arena , the Continental Airlines Arena and the Izod Center (English)
- ↑ njspotlight.com: Explainer: What Was Behind the Sudden Decision to Close Izod Center's Doors? Article from May 19, 2015
- ↑ nytimes.com: Deserted by Devils, Nets and Profits, Izod Center in North Jersey Is to Close article from January 15, 2015 (English)