Market Square Arena (site) (Indianapolis, Indiana)

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 historical layer / disappeared object, 1970s construction
Market Square Arena was an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a cost of $23 million, sat 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. It was the home of the Indiana Pacers of the ABA and NBA from 1974–1999 and the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979. It was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986–1988 and again in 1993. In addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million viewers. It also hosted the 11th WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1996.

The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Arena
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Coordinates:   39°46'6"N   86°9'6"W

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  • Suffered two fires, one during construction and one during demolition. http://www.indygov.org/eGov/City/DPS/IFD/History/Fires/msa.htm
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