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Four months after
the August 14, 2008 groundbreaking ceremony for the new Pittsburgh Penguins
hockey arena, Consol Energy Inc won the naming rights, making the
official name CONSOL
ENERGY CENTER. Details of the 21-year naming deal were not
readily available in the December 16th announcement, but some estimate the total
amount could be worth around $100 million.
Consol Energy Center will cost $321 million to build with
completion set for Fall 2010. The owner is the Sports & Exhibition
Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The 720,000 square
foot building has six levels and occupies an 8 acre site. The new
center will have a full service restaurant and seat 18,087
spectators for hockey games. Premium spaces include 62 Suites and 4
Party Suites,
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| LOOKING BACK The new all-purpose arena will replace Mellon Arena, the oldest hockey venue in the National Hockey League, at age 47. Due to its domed shape, the arena was affectionately called "The Igloo" by local hockey fans. It was home to back-to-back Stanley Cups in the early 90's, and has hosted hundreds of events ranging from monster truck jams to world class concerts, WWF and of course, circus shows. |
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| Originally known as the Civic Arena, this domed structure was state
of the art when it opened in 1961, with some calling it the 8th wonder
of the world due to a mechanical stainless steel roof that opened
for fair weather events. Attending a concert there, and seeing that
dome open to starry night skies, was in itself the memory of a lifetime. Just like
Pittsburgh's former
Three Rivers Stadium, many fond
Pittsburgh memories will linger once The Igloo is
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CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS
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Church of the Epiphany on the right |
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Centre Avenue side facing the
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Looking across Centre Ave from the
Mellon Arena parking lot |
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Looking at Consol Energy Center
from 5th Avenue |
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side toward 5th Avenue |
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| Corner of
Washington Place and 5th Avenue |
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| 'CHANGING
SHAPE' by Gregory Anderson 2009 Art Project sign on Washington Place fence |
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| Artwork adds
color to construction fences |
CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS
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Consol Energy
Center on the Washington Place side |
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Church of the Epiphany on the right |
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Centre Avenue side looking toward
Pittsburgh |
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Photo of Consol Energy Center from
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Corner of 5th
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Church of the Epiphany on the left |
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5th Avenue side
of Consol Energy Center |
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| Consol Energy
Center with Church of the Epiphany on the right |
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Say Hello to an Old
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Looking down from
the Centre Avenue side |
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| IT'S A HOCKEY
NIGHT IN PITTSBURGH IRONWORKERS LOCAL #3 |
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Cranes finishing
the ironwork |
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Mellon Arena in
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Brick on the 5th
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5th Ave at
Washington Place intersection |
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| Looking through
the new iron work of Consol Energy Center at Mellon Arena from the 5th Avenue side |
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| Centre Avenue
side of the Pittsburgh Penguins' new home looking toward Duquesne University |
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| Construction
billboard in front of the new Consol Energy Center |
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Church of the Epiphany on the right |
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View from further
up Centre Ave |
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Looking through
I-beams toward downtown |
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Washington Place
near 5th Ave intersection |
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| Something old, something new... |
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| ...something borrowed, something blue |
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