St. Louis Arena
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St. Louis Arena was a historic indoor sports and entertainment venue in St. Louis, Missouri, best known for hosting professional basketball and hockey games as well as major concerts and events before its demolition in 1999.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Arena and Convention Center | 1 |
| St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri | 1 |
| St. Louis Checkerdome | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct indoor arena
ⓘ
entertainment venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Checkerdome
ⓘ
St. Louis Arena ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Arena and Convention Center
St. Louis Arena ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Checkerdome
The Arena ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | steel-truss roof ⓘ |
| cityServed | St. Louis metropolitan area ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1999-02-27 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason |
maintenance costs
ⓘ
obsolescence ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
Purina
ⓘ
surface form:
Ralston Purina
St. Louis Blues ownership group ⓘ |
| leagueHosted |
Major Indoor Soccer League
ⓘ
National Basketball Association ⓘ National Hockey League ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midtown St. Louis
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis
|
| notableEventHosted |
NBA playoff games
ⓘ
NCAA basketball games ⓘ NHL Stanley Cup Finals games ⓘ major rock concerts ⓘ |
| opened | 1929-01-01 ⓘ |
| owner |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
City of St. Louis
|
| primaryUse |
basketball
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| roofType | lamella roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 18000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | 18000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | 16500 ⓘ |
| significance | major sports and entertainment venue in St. Louis in the 20th century ⓘ |
| siteUseAfterDemolition | commercial development ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| tenant |
St. Louis Arena Football teams
ⓘ
St. Louis Blues ⓘ St. Louis Eagles ⓘ Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Hawks
St. Louis Steamers ⓘ St. Louis Steamers ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Storm
Saint Louis Billikens ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis University Billikens men's basketball
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Louis Checkerdome
this entity surface form:
St. Louis Arena and Convention Center
this entity surface form:
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri