MECCA Arena
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MECCA Arena was a historic multi-purpose sports venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, best known for hosting the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks during their early years and featuring a famous brightly painted basketball court.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MECCA Arena canonical | 2 |
| MECCA Arena (historical) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect |
Eschweiler
ⓘ
surface form:
Eschweiler & Eschweiler
|
| category |
1950 establishments in Wisconsin
ⓘ
Basketball venues in Wisconsin ⓘ Defunct National Basketball Association venues ⓘ Indoor arenas in Wisconsin ⓘ Sports venues in Milwaukee ⓘ |
| city | Milwaukee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtDesignBy | Robert Indiana ⓘ |
| courtDesignStyle | pop art ⓘ |
| currentName |
Wisconsin Center Arena
ⓘ
surface form:
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
|
| formerName |
BMO Harris Bradley Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee Arena
Wisconsin Center Arena ⓘ |
| hostedTeam |
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
ⓘ
Milwaukee Admirals ⓘ Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ Milwaukee Does ⓘ Milwaukee Wave ⓘ |
| leagueOfPrimaryTenant | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milwaukee
ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
| management | Wisconsin Center District ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hosted Marquette University basketball games
ⓘ
hosted early Milwaukee Bucks NBA playoff games ⓘ |
| notableFeature | brightly painted basketball court ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Milwaukee
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Milwaukee
|
| partOf | MECCA complex ⓘ |
| primaryTenant | Milwaukee Bucks ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| renovated | 1998 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bradley Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 11000 ⓘ |
| servedAsHomeArenaFrom | Milwaukee Bucks 1968 ⓘ |
| servedAsHomeArenaUntil | Milwaukee Bucks 1988 ⓘ |
| sport |
basketball
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| surfaceType | hardwood basketball court ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boxing
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ professional wrestling ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.