Mellon Arena Roof

The stadium s capacity fluctuates depending on the event being hosted but has increased due to additions between 1972 and 1991.

Mellon arena roof.

But by 1999 this had changed. The roof could be retracted to open the dome in two minutes. It is named for mellon financial which purchased the naming rights in. The roof consisted of six sections which could fully retract in less than three minutes.

When mario lemieux bought the penguins out of bankruptcy the naming rights were also awarded to him. They then sold the rights to mellon financial for 18 million and the arena was finally renamed mellon arena. Officials are exploring the possibility of opening the arena s distinctive retractable roof one last time to close down the 48 year old building this summer. Civic arena later renamed mellon arena was torn down across 2011 and 2012.

It kept that record until the houston astrodome was built three years later. This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options. Six of the sections were mobilized by five motors in each panel. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.

The arena s signature retractable stainless steel dome 417 feet in diameter and 109 feet tall was constructed with eight 300 ton roof sections. Jay roberts general manager of mellon. The mellon arena was the first retractable dome and it was the largest dome in the world at the time it was built. The 260 foot dome was divided into eight sections two of which could slide under the others making the arena the first one ever with a retractable roof.

Free of internal support there was no obstruction of the view for the spectators within. It was remodeled and converted into an indoor theatre in 1982 to improve acoustics. One of the arena s feature attractions was the retractable roof which was supported by a 260 foot arch. Civic arena roof wendell august forge wine stopper mellon pittsburgh penguins.

Shipped with usps first class. The grateful dead appeared eight times. Mellon arena formerly the civic auditorium and civic arena nicknamed the igloo is an arena in pittsburgh pennsylvania.