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CoreStates Center

Wells Fargo Center
The Broadstreet Arena
Wells Fargo Center logo
Wells Fargo Center.jpg
Former names CoreStates Center (1996–1998)
First Union Center (1998–2003)
Wachovia Center (2003–2010)
Address 3601 South Broad Street
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′4″N 75°10′19″W / 39.90111°N 75.17194°W / 39.90111; -75.17194Coordinates: 39°54′4″N 75°10′19″W / 39.90111°N 75.17194°W / 39.90111; -75.17194
Public transit AT&T Station:
Owner Comcast Spectacor
Operator Comcast Spectacor
Capacity Basketball: 21,600
Hockey: 19,543
Pro Wrestling: 19,514
Arena football: 17,597
Concerts: 19,500
Construction
Broke ground September 14, 1994
Opened August 13, 1996
Construction cost $210 million
($321 million in 2016 dollars)
Architect Ellerbe Becket
Project manager Fox Management Company
Structural engineer Walter P Moore/Bernard Schwartz & Associates
Services engineer Flack & Kurtz
General contractor L.F. Driscoll Co.
Tenants
Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) (1996–present)
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) (1996–present)
Villanova Wildcats (NCAA) (1996–present)
Philadelphia Soul (AFL) (2004–2008, 2011–present)
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (1996-present)
Philadelphia Wings (NLL) (1997–2014)

The Wells Fargo Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the home arena of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) every few months. The arena lies at the southwest corner of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and Xfinity Live!.

The Wells Fargo Center, originally called Spectrum II, was completed in 1996 to replace the Spectrum as the home arena of the 76ers and Flyers, on the former site of John F. Kennedy Stadium at a cost of $210 million, largely privately financed (though the city and state helped to pay for the local infrastructure). It is owned by Comcast Spectacor, which also owns the Flyers, and is operated by its arena-management subsidiary, Global Spectrum. Since opening, it has been known by a number of different names through naming rights deals and bank mergers, including CoreStates Center from 1996 to 1998, First Union Center from 1998 to 2003, and Wachovia Center from 2003 to 2010. Since 2010, naming rights have been held by financial services company Wells Fargo, after their merger with Wachovia.


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