Bojangles' Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)

USA / North Carolina / Charlotte / Charlotte, North Carolina / U.S. Route 74 (East Independence Boulevard), 2700
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Bojangles Coliseum was opened and dedicated in 1955 as the Charlotte Coliseum. At the time it was the largest unsupported steel dome in the world. In 2001 the arena was renamed the Cricket Arena in a naming rights arrangement with Cricket Communications. In 2008 Bojangles Restaurants INC bought the naming rights.

Popularly known as Independence Arena or The Old Coliseum.
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Coordinates:   35°12'17"N   80°47'42"W

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  • This place was also one of the first free standing domes in the world.
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