Columbus Civic Center
"The Dragons Den" and "The Jungle"
Columbus Civic Center is located in Georgia
Columbus Civic Center
Columbus Civic Center
Location within Georgia
Columbus Civic Center is located in the United States
Columbus Civic Center
Columbus Civic Center
Location within the United States
Location400 4th Street
Columbus, Georgia 31901
Coordinates32°27′01″N 84°59′16″W / 32.450276°N 84.987699°W / 32.450276; -84.987699
OwnerCity of Columbus, Georgia
OperatorCity of Columbus, Georgia
Capacity9,109 (concerts)
7,459 (hockey)
7,573 (indoor football)
7,671 (basketball)[1]
Construction
Broke groundMay 20, 1994[2]
OpenedAugust 9, 1996[8]
Construction cost$45 million[3]
($84 million in 2022 dollars[4])
ArchitectOdell Associates[5]
Project managerMcDevitt Street Bovis, Inc.[6]
General contractorGenoa Construction[7]
Tenants
Columbus Cottonmouths (CHL/ECHL/SPHL) (1996–2017)
Columbus Comets (EISL) (1997)
Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL) (2001–2005)
Columbus Wardogs (AF2) (2001–2004)
Chattahoochee Valley Vipers (AIFL) (2006)
Columbus Lions (NAL/AIFA/AIF) (2007–present)
Auburn Tigers (CHS) (2010–present)
Columbus River Dragons (FPHL) (2019–present)
Columbus Rapids (NISL) (2021–2023)
Foundry FC (NISL) (2023-present)

Columbus Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Georgia, built in 1996.

History

Panoramic view of a Columbus Cottonmouths hockey game

The arena was built in 1996, along with a Softball Complex, to fully complete South Commons (an area consisting of a baseball and football stadium, and a skateboard park).[9] The venue replaced the Municipal Auditorium, which was constructed in 1955.

Events

The Columbus Civic Center is home to the Columbus Lions indoor football team and the Columbus River Dragons professional ice hockey team.[10] The Civic Center also hosts some Auburn Tigers collegiate ice hockey games when the Columbus Ice Rink next door is unavailable. Several other sports teams have also used the arena in the past. The Columbus Cottonmouths ice hockey team played in the arena from 1996 until 2017; the Columbus Riverdragons basketball team from 2001 to 2005; the Columbus Wardogs indoor football team from 2001 to 2004; the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers indoor football team in 2006; and the Columbus Comets indoor soccer team in 1997.

On October 10 to the 11th, Barney, and his friends: Baby Bop & BJ, and their new friend, Riff performed here in Barney Live! - The Let's Go Tour which was supposed to be filmed here and released on video, but it never happened.

The arena is also the primary concert venue in the Greater Columbus area, hosting artists such as KISS (in 1997), Kelly Clarkson (in 2009), and Lady Antebellum (in 2012). The Civic Center has also hosted several professional wrestling events, such as WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (in 2006 and 2014), and WCW Monday Nitro (in 1996).

References

  1. ^ "Arena Configurations & Seating Capacities :: Columbus Civic Center". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  2. ^ "Columbus Begins $170 Million Civic Construction Plan". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 20, 1994. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "PRAD Group - Sports Portfolio". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  4. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Odell Sports & Entertainment Architecture".
  6. ^ "Sports and Entertainment". Bovis. Archived from the original on January 11, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Genoa Co - Commercial Construction Services - Specialty". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  8. ^ "After 47 Years, Gladys Hasn't Forgotten the People". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. August 2, 1996. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  9. ^ South Commons Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  10. ^ "Team owners reveal name, logo of new hockey team coming to Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. May 21, 2019.

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