Mellon Arena Roof

When mario lemieux bought the penguins out of bankruptcy the naming rights were also awarded to him.

Mellon arena roof.

Six of the sections could fold underneath two in two and one half minutes making the mellon arena the world s first major indoor sports stadium with a retractable roof. Mellon arena formerly the civic auditorium and civic arena nicknamed the igloo is an arena in pittsburgh pennsylvania. The roof consisted of six sections which could fully retract in less than three minutes. It kept that record until the houston astrodome was built three years later.

The roof could be retracted to open the dome in two minutes. The stadium s capacity fluctuates depending on the event being hosted but has increased due to additions between 1972 and 1991. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Officials are exploring the possibility of opening the arena s distinctive retractable roof one last time to close down the 48 year old building this summer.

But by 1999 this had changed. Civic arena roof wendell august forge wine stopper mellon pittsburgh penguins. They then sold the rights to mellon financial for 18 million and the arena was finally renamed mellon arena. The 260 foot dome was divided into eight sections two of which could slide under the others making the arena the first one ever with a retractable roof.

Universal amphitheatre later known as gibson amphitheatre was an indoor amphitheatre located in los angeles california within universal city it was originally built as an outdoor venue opening in the summer of 1972 with a production of jesus christ superstar. It is named for mellon financial which purchased the naming rights in. The steel dome weighs almost four thousand tons and has a diameter of a little over four hundred feet. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch.

The arena s signature retractable stainless steel dome 417 feet in diameter and 109 feet tall was constructed with eight 300 ton roof sections. Civic arena later renamed mellon arena was torn down across 2011 and 2012. The grateful dead appeared eight times. Shipped with usps first class.

The mellon arena was the first retractable dome and it was the largest dome in the world at the time it was built. This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options. Jay roberts general manager of mellon.