CoreStates Center
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| Former names | CoreStates Center (1996–1998) First Union Center (1998–2003) Wachovia Center (2003–2010) |
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| Address | 3601 South Broad Street |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°54′4″N 75°10′19″W / 39.90111°N 75.17194°WCoordinates: 39°54′4″N 75°10′19″W / 39.90111°N 75.17194°W |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
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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) |
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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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