Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)

Capital Centre
Cap Centre
The Cap
The Centre
April 2002, eight months prior to demolition
Map
Landover is located in the United States
Landover
Landover
Location in the United States
Landover is located in Maryland
Landover
Landover
Location in Maryland
Former namesUSAir Arena (1993–1996)
US Airways Arena (1996–1997)
Address1 Harry S. Truman Drive
LocationLandover, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°54′9″N 76°50′49″W / 38.90250°N 76.84694°W / 38.90250; -76.84694
OwnerWashington Sports & Entertainment (Abe Pollin)
OperatorWashington Sports & Entertainment (Abe Pollin)
CapacityBasketball:
19,035 (1974–1989)
18,756 (1989–1997)
Ice Hockey: 18,130
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundAugust 24, 1972
OpenedDecember 2, 1973;
50 years ago
 (1973-12-02)
ClosedMarch 23, 2002;
22 years ago
 (2002-03-23)
DemolishedDecember 15, 2002
Construction cost$18 million[1]
($131 million in 2023[2])
ArchitectShaver Partnership[3]
Structural engineerGeiger-Berger
and Associates
[3]
General contractorGeorge Hyman
Construction Co.
[4]
Tenants
Capital/Washington Bullets/Wizards (NBA) (1973–1997)
Washington Capitals (NHL) (1974–1997)
Georgetown Hoyas (NCAA) (1981–1997)
Maryland Arrows (NLL) (1974–1975)
Washington/Maryland Commandos (AFL) (1987, 1989)
Washington Wave (MILL) (1987–1989)
Washington Warthogs (CISL) (1994–1997)
Washington Power (NLL) (2002)

The Capital Centre (later USAir Arena and US Airways Arena) was an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.[5][6] The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey.

Opened in late 1973, it closed in March 2002, and was demolished that December.[6]

  1. ^ Roylance, Frank D. (November 30, 1997). "Capital Centre Blown Away". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "USAir Arena".
  4. ^ Clark Construction - Sports (archived)
  5. ^ "NBA Addresses." Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America, Inc., December 1993. Volume 83, Number 12 ISSN 0006-8608. p. 80. "U.S. Air Arena 1 Harry S. Truman Drive Landover, MD 20785"
  6. ^ a b Augenstein, Neal (April 26, 2017). "Flashback: Before the Capitals, and the birth of the Cap Centre". (Washington, D.C.): WTOP-FM. Retrieved February 6, 2020.