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Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey . It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center .
The Hawks remained at the Omni for the 1996–97 NBA season. [105] Following that season, the Hawks moved back to Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum. [39] On July 26, 1997, the Omni was imploded to make way for a new arena for the Hawks and the NHL's expansion Thrashers. [106]
Category for buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion. Pages in category "Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total.
The Braves' former home, Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, was demolished in 1997 and the site became a parking lot for Turner Field; the Omni Coliseum was demolished the same year to make way for State Farm Arena. The city's permanent memorial to the 1996 Olympics is Centennial Olympic Park, which was built as a focal point for the Games. The ...
Connected to the south end of the Coliseum are the Luck Building, [3] and the Coliseum Annex. [9] The facility was renamed Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center for 10 seasons from 1996 to 2005 [ 10 ] in conjunction with a $5.5 million donation to help pay for the mid-1990s renovation, which decreased seating capacity to 9,191.
For the 1996–97 season, the Knights relocated due to the Omni's impending demolition to make way for Philips Arena, a facility that would become home to Atlanta's second NHL expansion team, the Atlanta Thrashers. During their years in Atlanta, Rick Morgan was their full-time national anthem singer and encouraged the crowd to shout "KNIGHTS!"
A U.S. Navy analysis of acoustic data “detected an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion” near the Titan around the time it lost communications Sunday, a senior Navy official said.
1984–1985 (partial schedule) 8,933 1983 New Orleans, Louisiana [75] Omni Coliseum: 1972–1997 16,378 1972 Atlanta, Georgia [76] Alexander Memorial Coliseum Hank McCamish Pavilion (2012–present) Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center (1996–2005) 1997–1999 (partial schedule, secondary stadium) 1968–1972 9,191 1956 [77] Kiel ...