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Original Location 300 East Market Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Broke ground October 20, 1971 Opened September 15, 1974 Renovated 1995 Closed October 24, 1999 Demolished July 8, 2001 Owner City of Indianapolis Construction cost $23 million Contracted Construction Company Huber, Hunt & Nichols Was the Home of Indiana Pacers (NBA) (1974-1999) Indianapolis Ice (IHL) Indianapolis Twisters (CISL) Indianapolis Racers (WHA) (1974-1979) Indianapolis Checkers (CHL) (1979-1981) Indianapolis Checkers (IHL) (1985-1988) Capacity 16,530 (basketball) 15,993 (hockey)

rena was an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a cost of $23 million, sat 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. It was the home of the Indiana Pacers of the ABA and NBA from 1974–1999 and the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA from 1974-1979. It was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986–1988 and again in 1993. In addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million viewers. It also hosted the 11th WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1996.

The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion.

OTHER FACTS

First event: Glen Campbell concert, Sept. 15, 1974.

Construction cost in 1974: $23.9 million.

First Pacers game: Sept. 24, 1974, against local amateur team Circle Leasing. The first ABA game was Oct. 28, 1974, against the San Antonio Spurs.

Last concert: ZZ Top, Oct. 17, 1999.

Last Pacers game: Oct. 23, 1999, an exhibition game against the Utah Jazz.

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