Difference between revisions of "Blue Yonder Arena"

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| stadium_name      = Blue Yonder Arena
 
| stadium_name      = Blue Yonder Arena
 
| nickname          = "The Frozen Swamp"  
 
| nickname          = "The Frozen Swamp"  
| image            = [[Image:Amaircenlogo.png]]<br>[[Image:American Airlines Center outside.jpg|250px|American Airlines Center]]
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| image            = [[Image:BYArenalogo.png]]<br>[[Image:BlueYonderArena.jpg|250px|American Airlines Center]]
 
| location          = 700 Oleander Avenue<br>[[Magnolia Bend]], Louisiana 75201
 
| location          = 700 Oleander Avenue<br>[[Magnolia Bend]], Louisiana 75201
| broke_ground      = September 1999
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| broke_ground      = September 2003
| opened            = July 17, 2001
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| opened            = July 17, 2006
| owner            = Center Operating Company, L.P.
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| owner            = [[Lafayette Incorporated|Lafayette Inc.]]
 
| construction_cost = $623 million USD
 
| construction_cost = $623 million USD
| architect        = David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc.<br>HKS, Inc.<br>Johnson/McKibben Architects, Inc.
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| architect        = Walter Farros Architectural Services, Inc.
 
| tenants          = [[Louisiana IceGators]] (NHL)
 
| tenants          = [[Louisiana IceGators]] (NHL)
| seating_capacity  = Concerts: 17,500 (end stage) 25,500 (center stage) <br>Hockey: 23,000
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| seating_capacity  = Concerts: 18,000 (end stage)
 
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26,000 (center stage)  
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Hockey: 23,500
 
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 25 October 2011

Blue Yonder Arena
"The Frozen Swamp"
File:BYArenalogo.png
American Airlines Center
Location700 Oleander Avenue
Magnolia Bend, Louisiana 75201
Broke groundSeptember 2003
OpenedJuly 17, 2006
OwnerLafayette Inc.
Construction cost$623 million USD
ArchitectWalter Farros Architectural Services, Inc.
CapacityConcerts: 18,000 (end stage)

26,000 (center stage)

Hockey: 23,500
Tenants
Louisiana IceGators (NHL)