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"The Nation's Most Historic Arena" | |
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| Former names | Municipal Auditorium Philadelphia Convention Hall |
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| Address | 3400 Civic Center Boulevard |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°56′51″N 75°11′42″W / 39.947368°N 75.195043°W |
| Capacity | Basketball: 9,600 Concerts: 12,037 (The Beatles 1964) Convention: 15,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Closed | 1996 |
| Demolished | 2005 |
| Construction cost | $5.3 million ($106 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Philip H. Johnson |
| Tenants | |
| Temple Owls (NCAA) (1938–1955) Philadelphia Warriors (NBA) (1952–1962) Philadelphia Tapers (ABL) (1962) Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) (1963–1967) Philadelphia Blazers (WHA) (1972–1973) Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL/AHL) (1974–1979) La Salle Explorers (NCAA) (1989–1996) | |
The Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, commonly known simply as the Philadelphia Civic Center, was a convention center complex located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It developed out of a series of buildings dedicated to expanding trade which began with the National Export Exhibition in 1899. The two most significant buildings in the complex were the original main exhibition hall built in 1899, which later housed the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, and the Municipal Auditorium, later called the Convention Hall, which was built in 1931 to the designs of architect Philip H. Johnson. The site was host to national political conventions in 1900, 1936, 1940 and 1948.
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