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WNBA venues

  • Mortgage Matchup CenterMortgage Matchup Center has been named for an airline, a resort and a materials company.
  • Crypto.com ArenaLos Angeles's Crypto.com Arena was nearly never built. People called it "the deal that almost wasn't."
  • State Farm ArenaState Farm Arena put all its luxury seats on one side of the building.
  • Toyota CenterHouston voters rejected a new Rockets arena in 1999, then approved it a year later. Toyota Center opened in 2003.
  • Frost Bank CenterBexar County voters approved a new arena the day the Spurs got their first title rings. It became Frost Bank Center.
  • Target CenterTarget Center opened in 1990 without an NHL team because of soft drinks.
  • Spectrum CenterCharlotte voters rejected a new arena in 2001, 57% to 43%. The city built Spectrum Center anyway, without another vote.
  • Kaseya CenterMiami's Kaseya Center has a scoreboard modeled on underwater sea anemones. It changes colors with the mood of an event.
  • Moda CenterModa Center's ceiling holds 160 rotating panels shaped like airplane wings. One side reflects sound, one absorbs it.
  • Gainbridge FieldhouseGainbridge Fieldhouse once had a swimming pool on its basketball floor. It hosted a 2004 world swimming meet.
  • Chase CenterChase Center opened on September 6, 2019, with Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony.
  • Delta CenterThe Delta Center is an indoor arena in Salt Lake City, and on one night in June 1997 it became a measuring instrument. During Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, a decibel meter sat at floor level, and its readings climbed above 110 decibels.…
  • Radio City Music HallIn 1978, New York City landmarked Radio City Music Hall's interior weeks before its planned closing.
  • Rocket ArenaRocket Arena's first event in Cleveland was a Billy Joel concert, not a basketball game.
  • Barclays CenterBarclays Center opened in 2012 with a Jay-Z concert and brought major league sports back to Brooklyn.
  • Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden replaced the above-ground part of Penn Station. That loss led to a landmarks commission.

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