Charlotte Coliseum

Charlotte Coliseum
The Hive
The Coliseum in 1988
Map
AddressHive Dr
LocationCharlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°11′11″N 80°54′46″W / 35.18639°N 80.91278°W / 35.18639; -80.91278
OwnerCity of Charlotte
OperatorCity of Charlotte
CapacityBasketball: 24,042
Ice hockey: 21,684
Boxing: 23,041

Concerts:
*End stage 180°: 16,695
*End stage 360°: 23,780
*Center stage: 24,041
*Theatre: 5,372 - 9,696[2]
Field size872,000 sq ft (81,000 m2)
ScoreboardAmerican Sign & Indicator, now Trans-Lux
Construction
Broke groundAugust 1986
OpenedAugust 11, 1988
ClosedOctober 26, 2005
DemolishedJune 3, 2007
Construction costUS$52 million
($134 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectOdell Associates
Tenants
Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats (NBA) (1988–2002, 2004–2005)
Charlotte 49ers (NCAA) (1988–1993)
Charlotte Rage (AFL) (1992–1994, 1996)
Charlotte Sting (WNBA) (1997–2005)
Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2003–2004)

Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte Coliseum prior to 1988, the Charlotte Convention Center, and Ovens Auditorium. It was the home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 2002, and the Charlotte Bobcats, the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets, from 2004 to 2005.

The Coliseum hosted 371 consecutive NBA sell-outs from December 1988 to November 1997, which includes seven playoff games.[3] It hosted its final NBA basketball game on October 26, 2005, a preseason game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Indiana Pacers.

The city of Charlotte sold the property and the building, along with a Maya Lin commission outside it,[4] was demolished via implosion on June 3, 2007.

This was the second building to use the name "Charlotte Coliseum"; Bojangles Coliseum, located on Independence Boulevard, originally opened as the Coliseum in 1955 and is still in use.

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  2. ^ "Charlotte Coliseum" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Charlotte's History of Arts Controversies". 6 November 2016.