Capital Centre

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Capital Centre was a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment arena in Landover, Maryland, that once hosted the Washington Capitals and Washington Bullets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment venue
indoor arena
sports venue
alsoKnownAs The Cap Centre
architect Vincent G. Kling
constructionCompleted 1973
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolished 2002
demolitionCompleted 2002-12
demolitionMethod implosion
formerName US Airways Arena
US Airways Arena
surface form: USAir Arena
hostedTeamLeague National Basketball Association
National Hockey League
locatedInMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
location Landover, Maryland
notableEventHosted NBA games
NHL games
boxing matches
concerts
professional wrestling events
notableFeature early use of video replay screens
in-arena video scoreboard
opened 1973-12-02
owner Abe Pollin
parkingType surface parking lots
primaryUse basketball
ice hockey
region Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
replacedBy MCI Center
seatingCapacity 18000
status demolished
structureType indoor, enclosed arena
successorVenueLocation Downtown Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center / Capital One Arena)
surfaceType multi-surface
tenant Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets

Washington Capitals

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Abe Pollin developed Capital Centre
Caps formerArena Capital Centre
Capital Bullets homeArena Capital Centre
Abe Pollin owned Capital Centre