The Omni
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The Omni was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, that hosted professional and collegiate sports as well as major entertainment events from the 1970s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Omni canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
CNN Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omni International complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Omni Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist ⓘ |
| capacity |
approximately 15,000–16,000 for hockey
ⓘ
approximately 16,000–17,000 for basketball ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct indoor arenas in the United States
ⓘ
Music venues in Atlanta ⓘ Sports venues in Atlanta ⓘ |
| city | Atlanta ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolished | 1997 ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Atlanta Flames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlanta Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlanta Thrashers (temporarily during early existence/transition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
NBA games
ⓘ
NCAA basketball games ⓘ NHL games ⓘ professional wrestling supercards ⓘ |
| hostedPerformer | major touring music acts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Downtown Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | corroding weathering steel exterior panels ⓘ |
| opened | 1972 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Omni Coliseum Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Omni Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition |
need for modern arena facilities
ⓘ
structural deterioration ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| replacedBy |
Philips Arena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Farm Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| surfaceType | multi-surface depending on event ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.