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Miami-Dade city buses also service the arena area downtown. Miami Arena was sometimes called the "Pink Elephant", because it was a white elephant with pink colored walls. In 2004, the arena was sold in a public auction to Glenn Straub, an investor from Palm Beach County, for half of the price the city of Miami paid for its original construction ...
This is a list of arenas that currently serve as the home venue for NCAA Division I college basketball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the 2024–25 season; all affiliation changes officially took effect on July 1, 2024.
The arena's original capacity was 6,996 seats, though crowds larger than that sometimes assembled for big games. Between 1956 and 1996, the Coliseum had undergone three major renovations. In 1986, 2,150 seats were added in what was previously an upper walkway around the rim of the arena. In 1989–1990, 750 seats were added in the end zone areas.
[needs update] The largest crowd ever for an Atlanta Hawks basketball game at the arena was Game 6 of the 2008 Eastern Conference First Round on May 2, 2008 (against the Boston Celtics), where there was an announced attendance of 20,425. [1] The arena includes 92 luxury suites, 9 party suites, and 1,866 club seats.
Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena) was constructed in its place, and opened on September 18, 1999. [9] [10] [11] The demolition of the Omni forced the Hawks to split their home games for the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons between the Alexander Memorial Coliseum at Georgia Tech (their first home in Atlanta), and the Georgia Dome. [5] [20] [7] [8]
The space has been described as a "low-key, high quality" live music venue, caters mostly to local and regional acts, and was selected for "Best Live Music" on AOL's 2010 Atlanta's Best List. [15] The venue is mainly standing room with a handful of high-top table seating. [10] Ticketing is provided by Ticket Alternative. [13]
Pink Poles Studio, a pole-dancing school in Atlanta, is offering a "Mommy & Me" workshop — and the concept has some heads spinning.
Gateway Center Arena at College Park is a 100,000 square foot (9,290 m 2) multi-purpose arena in College Park, Georgia. It is the home venue of the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League and the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association .