Big Sandy Superstore Arena
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| Former names | Huntington Civic Center (1977–1993) Huntington Civic Arena (1993–2000) |
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| Location | One Civic Center Plaza Huntington, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°25′18″N 82°26′45″W / 38.42166°N 82.44593°W |
| Owner | City of Huntington |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | 7,500 (arena) 5,600 (indoor football) |
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| Opened | 1977 |
| Construction cost | $10.5 million ($41.5 million in 2016 dollars) |
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Huntington Blizzard (ECHL) (1993–2000) River Cities LocoMotives (NIFL) (2001) Huntington Heroes (AIFA) (2007–2008) Huntington Hammer (UIFL) (2011) |
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| http://www.bigsandyarena.com/ | |
Coordinates: 38°25′18″N 82°26′45″W / 38.42166°N 82.44593°W
The Big Sandy Superstore Arena, originally known as the Huntington Civic Center and later as the Huntington Civic Arena, is a municipal complex located in the downtown area of Huntington, West Virginia one block west of Pullman Square. The Big Sandy Superstore Arena consists of a 9,000-seat multi-purpose arena and an attached conference center. It is currently home to numerous concerts, events and was the home of the Huntington Hammer of the Ultimate Indoor Football League for 2011. Marshall University's graduation ceremonies are also held at the arena.
The $10.5 million Huntington Civic Center was completed in 1977 and was the largest in the state of West Virginia when it opened.
At the time, the city felt it would not be able to accommodate Marshall University basketball, and the arena was thus built in a location that Marshall objected to, and used a design that was not sports friendly. Marshall thus remained at the older Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse and then constructed its own on-campus arena, the Cam Henderson Center, in 1981. At first the building was very successful; however, the completion of a larger arena in nearby Charleston, and the 25-year delay in construction of what became Pullman Square caused the building to become a money losing effort for the city. The city then decided to turn the building over to private management.
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