Comments on: Mellon Arena http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/13/mellon-arena/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nitehawk http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/13/mellon-arena/#comment-2935 Nitehawk Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:24:35 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=301#comment-2935 Oh and yes <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.441780,-79.990421&spn=0.006355,0.010609&hl=en&fc=1" rel="nofollow">they did</a> name the street that goes by the arena after the most famous player/owner in the NHL. Oh and yes Placemark: they did / Google Earth name the street that goes by the arena after the most famous player/owner in the NHL.

]]> By: Nitehawk http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/13/mellon-arena/#comment-2933 Nitehawk Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:10:32 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=301#comment-2933 As a Pens fan and burgh resident, (I can see the building in question from my street) I know quite a bit of Civic Arena (the original name of the building) or as we call it "the Igloo" lore. The dome can only be retracted if the massive scoreboard is removed, and the hundreds of cables hung from the ceiling are removed. Needless to say it is a huge undertaking. The last time it was done that I can remeber was at least 4 or 5 years ago when they were cleaning the outside of the dome. During the filimg of the movie, they actually blew up the scoreboard, which was like 20 years old and needed replacing anyhow. The new scoreboard/screen is a massive thing, but has made it nearly impossible to ever open the dome again. As a Pens fan and burgh resident, (I can see the building in question from my street) I know quite a bit of Civic Arena (the original name of the building) or as we call it “the Igloo” lore. The dome can only be retracted if the massive scoreboard is removed, and the hundreds of cables hung from the ceiling are removed. Needless to say it is a huge undertaking. The last time it was done that I can remeber was at least 4 or 5 years ago when they were cleaning the outside of the dome.

During the filimg of the movie, they actually blew up the scoreboard, which was like 20 years old and needed replacing anyhow. The new scoreboard/screen is a massive thing, but has made it nearly impossible to ever open the dome again.

]]> By: an MP http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/13/mellon-arena/#comment-2911 an MP Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:57:52 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=301#comment-2911 Wikipedia says that the roof can no longer open all the way- I guess putting a hanging scoreboard did that function in. Wikipedia says that the roof can no longer open all the way- I guess putting a hanging scoreboard did that function in.

]]> By: rlink http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/13/mellon-arena/#comment-2906 rlink Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:27:57 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=301#comment-2906 That would be the Petersen Events Centre, the University of Pittsburgh's indoor sporting venue. That would be the Petersen Events Centre, the University of Pittsburgh’s indoor sporting venue.

]]> By: Chris Granger http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/13/mellon-arena/#comment-2893 Chris Granger Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:44:14 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=301#comment-2893 Roughly east of the Mellon Arena is another large circular <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.443678,-79.962273&spn=0.006094,0.009291&t=k&hl=en" rel="nofollow">building</a>. Anyone know what it is? PNC Park (baseball Pirates) and Heinz Field (football Steelers) are just to the west of Mellon Arena. Roughly east of the Mellon Arena is another large circular Placemark: building / Google Earth. Anyone know what it is?

PNC Park (baseball Pirates) and Heinz Field (football Steelers) are just to the west of Mellon Arena.

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