How much did Civic Arena cost to build?
The Civic Arena, later called the Mellon Arena and nicknamed the Igloo, was the multi-purpose indoor arena of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the first major sports venue with a retractable roof, built in the Lower Hill District from 1958, opened with an ice show on 17 September 1961 and demolished from 2011. PittsburghHockey.Net says it was budgeted at 19 million dollars and rose to 21.7 million after the roof was changed to a retractable one.
Reported project cost
$21.7 million
Cost basis: 1961
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1961
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Key dimensions
- Capacitypittsburghhockey.net
- 16,940 seats
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