Curated category
Sports venues completed in 1999
- Smoothie King CenterThe New Orleans Arena opened its doors on the 19th of October 1999. Construction costs reached $114 million before the first game was played.
- Crypto.com ArenaThe year 1995 marked a turning point for the Los Angeles Kings when owners Edward P. Roski and Philip Anschutz acquired the team and began searching for a…
- State Farm ArenaThe Omni Coliseum stood in downtown Atlanta for nearly three decades before its structural failure became undeniable. Built with Cor-Ten weathering steel…
- Ball ArenaThe first shovel hit the earth on the 20th of November 1997. This date marked the official start of construction for a new facility in downtown Denver.
- Kaseya CenterThe owners of the Miami Heat threatened to move their franchise to Broward County in 1997 unless they received a specific parcel of land for a new venue.
- Scotiabank ArenaIn 1938, the federal Department of Public Works approved a new facility at the corner of Bay Street and Fleet Street to replace an overcrowded postal…
- Gainbridge FieldhouseThe arena opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. Ellerbe Becket designed the facility with a distinctive brick and glass facade.
- Historic Crew StadiumLamar Hunt, an oil billionaire and owner of the Columbus Crew, provided all private funding for a stadium that would cost US$28.5 million to build.
- Huntington Bank FieldCleveland Stadium stood on the site from 1931 to 1996. During the 1995 season, owner Art Modell announced his plans to move the team to Baltimore.
- Nissan Stadium (Nashville)On the 7th of May 1996, voters in Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County approved a partial funding plan for a new stadium.