Civic Center-Convention Hall
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Civic Center-Convention Hall was a major mid-20th-century indoor arena and convention facility in Philadelphia that hosted sporting events, political conventions, concerts, and trade shows before its demolition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civic Center-Convention Hall canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convention center
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demolished building ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ music venue ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Philadelphia Civic Center-Convention Hall
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia Convention Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| category |
Convention centers in Pennsylvania
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Defunct indoor arenas in the United States ⓘ Demolished buildings and structures in Philadelphia ⓘ Sports venues in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| cityServed | Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2005 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hostedEventType |
basketball games
ⓘ
boxing matches ⓘ college sports ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ music concerts ⓘ national political conventions ⓘ political rallies ⓘ professional sports ⓘ trade fairs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
hosting large concerts
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hosting major political conventions ⓘ hosting major sporting events ⓘ hosting trade shows ⓘ |
| opened | 1931 ⓘ |
| owner | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Philadelphia Civic Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major convention facility in Philadelphia
ⓘ
major indoor arena in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
conventions ⓘ political conventions ⓘ sporting events ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.