RCA Dome (site) (Indianapolis, Indiana)

The RCA Dome was a 57,980-seat domed stadium that lived from 1984-2008. It was built at a cost of $82,000,000 as part of the Indiana Convention Center. It was originally known as the Hoosier Dome. The Indianapolis Colts played here from 1984-2007. The stadium hosted the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1991, 1997, 2000, and 2006 and the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament in 2005. It also hosted the Bands of America Grand National Championship from 1984-1986 and again from 1989-2007. It also hosted the NBA All-Star Game in 1985, Wrestlemania VIII in 1992, the Closing Ceremonies of the 1987 Pan American Games.

It was replaced by Lucas Oil stadium and is being demolished in 2008/2009 to make room for an expansion of the Indiana Convention Center.

RCA Dome Deflation - September 24, 2008

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiF7pRKwTNU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sFWoaR03pA

RCA Dome Implosion - December 20, 2008

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy_cL1YwDME

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZVqBg7SsME
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Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI Celebration inside the RCA Dome (Feb 2007)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5LxdtqzS8s
 stadiumhistorical layer / disappeared object1980s construction
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Dome
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Coordinates:  39°45'49"N 86°9'47"W
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  • Hoosier Dome Forever!
  • Deflated September 24, 2008
  • Crews imploded what was left of the RCA Dome on December 20, 2008
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