Civic Arena
Pittsburgh
The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League franchise,... Wikipedia
Opened: September 17, 1961
Capacity: 17,181
Closed: June 26, 2010
Nickname: The Igloo
Architect: Mitchell & Ritchey Architects
Broke ground: March 12, 1958
Construction cost: US$22 million; ($227 million in 2023 dollars)