Ted Turner, owner of the Hawks at the time, wanted to bring the NHL back to Atlanta the city's first NHL team, the Atlanta Flames, had moved to Calgary in 1980. The Cor-Ten steel never stopped rusting, causing the arena to deteriorate faster than anticipated. However, the Omni's designers didn't account for Atlanta's humid climate. It had been built using Cor-Ten weathering steel that was intended to seal itself, ensuring it would last for decades. However, it was likely that the Omni would have had to be replaced in any event. These attractions were rarely found in arenas constructed in the early 1970s, when the Omni Coliseum was built. Many of these arenas had modern amenities for their high-end customers, such as luxury boxes, club seats, and large, posh club-level concourses some even had practice facilities on-site. 2010, 2011, 2013 Eastern Conference Championsĭuring the late 1980s and early 1990s, many cities started building new state-of-the-art sporting venues for their NBA and/or NHL franchises, or in hopes of attaining one.Video advertising panels replaced the traditional scrolling panels. įor the 2007–2008 season, State Farm Arena utilized the new "see-through" shot clock units which allow spectators seated behind the basket to see the action without having the clocks interfere with their view, joining FedExForum, Wells Fargo Center, TD Garden, United Center, Phoenix Suns Arena and the Spectrum Center. On August 29, 2018, State Farm purchased the naming rights to the arena, in a 20-year deal that cost $175 million. In February 2018, it was reported that Philips would not renew its naming rights agreement for the arena when it expired in June 2019, primarily due to Philips' withdrawal from the consumer electronics market in 2013. The GWCC/CNN Center rail station below the arena provides access to MARTA public transportation.Īmsterdam-based technology company Philips purchased the initial naming rights to the arena in February 1999 for $185 million over 20 years.
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On the exterior, angled steel columns supporting the roof facing downtown spell out "ATLANTA." The side facing the Georgia World Congress Center originally spelled out " CNN" (whose headquarters adjoins the arena), but that section has since been altered to accommodate a Taco Mac restaurant. Renovations in 2017–18 removed the upper levels of the suite wall in favor of premium seating spread throughout the arena, turning those upper areas to standard seating. The layout at Philips was done so as to be able to bring the bulk of the seats closer to the playing surface while still making available a sufficient number of revenue-raising club seats and loges. This layout was a vast contrast to many of its contemporaries, which have their revenue-generating luxury boxes and club seats located in the 'belly' of the arena, thus causing the upper deck to be 2–4 stories higher. The arena was originally laid out in a rather unusual manner, with the club seats and luxury boxes aligned solely along one side of the playing surface, and the general admission seating along the other three sides (the arrangement was later emulated in Ford Field, Addition Financial Arena, Soldier Field, Levi's Stadium, and other venues). For concerts and other entertainment events, the arena can seat 21,000. The arena includes 92 luxury suites, 9 party suites, and 1,866 club seats. The largest crowd ever for an Atlanta Hawks basketball game at the arena was Game 6 of the 2008 Eastern Conference First Round on (against the Boston Celtics), where there was an announced attendance of 20,425. The arena seats 19,050 for basketball and 17,624 for ice hockey.
It is owned by the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority and operated by the Hawks, owned by Tony Ressler along with a group of investors including Grant Hill. It opened in 1999 at a cost of $213.5 million, replacing the Omni Coliseum. It also served as home to the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg, as well as the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s Atlanta Dream from 2008 to 20, and the temporary Home of the Georgia Tech Basketball in 2011. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ( NCAA) (2011) Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation AuthorityĪtlanta Arena Constructors (AAC), a joint venture of Beers Construction Co., Holder Construction Co., H.J.
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