Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
| Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne Coliseum, The Jungle | |
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| Former names | War Memorial Coliseum |
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| Address | 4000 Parnell Avenue |
| Location | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41°6′56″N 85°7′28″W / 41.11556°N 85.12444°WCoordinates: 41°6′56″N 85°7′28″W / 41.11556°N 85.12444°W |
| Owner | Allen County |
| Operator | Allen County |
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Ice hockey / Concert: 10,480 Basketball: 13,000 |
| Surface | 200x85 ft (hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 24, 1950 |
| Opened | September 28, 1952 |
| Construction cost | 1952: $2,647,390 ($23.9 million in 2017 dollars) 1989: $26 million 2002: $35 million 2013: $3.96 million |
| Architect | A.M. Strauss |
| General contractor | Hagerman Construction Corp. |
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Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) (1952–present) Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA) (1952–1957) Fort Wayne Flames (AISA) (1986–1989) Indiana Kick (AISA) (1989–1990) Fort Wayne Fury (CBA) (1991–2001) Fort Wayne Mastodons (NCAA) (2001–2013, occasional games since) Fort Wayne Freedom (NIFL / UIF / CIFL) (2003–2006, 2008–2009) Fort Wayne Fusion (AF2) (2007) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBA D-League) (2007–present) Fort Wayne Firehawks (CIFL) (2010) |
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Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a 13,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, near present-day Johnny Appleseed Park. It opened in 1952 with a construction cost of nearly $3 million. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was originally designed to seat 8,103 for hockey or 10,240 for basketball. Opened in 1989, the Coliseum's $26 million Exposition Center contains 108,000-ft² (0.100-km²) devoted to hosting substantial trade shows and other events with seating for 7,500.
In 2002, an extensive $35 million renovation and expansion raised the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum's roof by 41 feet (12 m), thus increasing the arena's seating capacity to 10,500 for hockey or music concerts and 13,000 for basketball. The structure was designed by A.M. Strauss Architects.
The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is the current home of:
In basketball, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum has hosted the 1955 and 1956 NBA Finals, the 1953 NBA All-Star Game, and the 2014 and 2015 NBA D-League Finals. Memorial Coliseum has also hosted several NCAA events, including the 2000, 2001, and 2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments and the 1988, 1994, and 2000 NCAA Final Four Men's Division I Volleyball Championships. Most recently, the University of Notre Dame hosted the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Midwest Regional at Memorial Coliseum. It also hosted several live events by World Wrestling Entertainment as well as the sectional, regional and semistate championships of the IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament during the one-class era.
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