The Big I/The Old Coliseum/The Biscuit | |
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  Bojangles Coliseum Location within North Carolina  Bojangles Coliseum Location within the United States | |
| Former names | Charlotte Coliseum (1955–1988) Independence Arena (1993–2001) Cricket Arena (2001–2008) |
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| Address | 2700 East Independence Boulevard |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Public transit |  CATS: 27 |
| Owner | City of Charlotte |
| Operator | Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority |
| Capacity | 8,600 (2015–present) 9,605 (1993–2015) 10,000-14,000 (1955–1988) |
| Field size | 99' x 212' |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics 12.5' x 22' (main screens), 2' x 22' (auxiliary displays)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1953-1955 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Renovated | 1988–1993, 1995, 2015–2016 |
| Expanded | 1970, 1992 |
| Closed | 1988 |
| Reopened | 1993 |
| Construction cost | $4 million for the Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium[2] ($45.5 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | A. G. Odell Jr. & Associates of Charlotte, NC[4] |
| Project manager | James C. Hemphill Jr. |
| Structural engineer | Severud, Elstad and Krueger of New York, NY[4] |
| General contractor | Thompson and Street Company of Charlotte, NC[4] |
| Main contractors | Structural steel fabrication and erection: Southern Engineering Company of Charlotte, NC[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Carolina Cougars (ABA) (1969–1974) Charlotte Checkers (EHL/SHL) (1956–1977) Charlotte 49ers (NCAA) (1976–1988, 1993–96) Carolina Vipers (CISL) (1994) Charlotte Rage (AFL) (1995) Charlotte Cobras (MILL) (1996) Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) (1993–2005) Charlotte Krunk (ABA) (2005) Arena Racing USA (2006–08) Charlotte Roller Girls (WFTDA) (2008–09) Carolina Speed (AIFA/SIFL) (2009, 2011) Charlotte Copperheads (PLL) (2012) Charlotte Checkers (AHL) (2015–present) Charlotte Thunder (AAL) (2018–2021) | |
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Bojangles Coliseum,[a] originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena, is an 8,600-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which also oversees nearby Ovens Auditorium and the uptown Charlotte Convention Center. The naming-rights sponsor is the Bojangles restaurant chain.[5] The building's signature domed roof is made of tin, rather than steel or iron.[6] The dome spans 332 feet in diameter and rises to 112 feet tall.[7]
- ^ "Daktronics Centerhung Display System Coming to Bojangles' Coliseum". Daktronics.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Charlotte, a good place to live, a good place to do business". UNC Charlotte. Charlotte News. 1954. p. 23. OCLC 879596523. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
This was one of the factors that influenced both the original study committee and the later Auditorium-Coliseum Authority to build the $4 million facility outside the congested downtown area
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Hanks, Edmund E. (1954). "Steel in the Round". Steel Construction Digest. 11 (4). New York: American Institute of Steel Construction: 14–15. OCLC 1680868.
- ^ ""Gotta Wanna Needs Getta Hava" New name? Two Charlotte Originals - together at last" (PDF). bojangles.com. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ Pricemsprice, Mark (November 4, 2015). "Renovated Bojangles' Coliseum makes its debut in Charlotte | The Herald". Heraldonline.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Charlotte Coliseum Survey & Research Report". Cmhpf.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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