Charlotte Coliseum
The Hive | |
The Coliseum in 1988 | |
Interactive map of Charlotte Coliseum | |
| Address | Hive Dr |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°11′11″N 80°54′46″W / 35.18639°N 80.91278°W |
| Owner | City of Charlotte |
| Operator | City of Charlotte |
| Capacity | Basketball: 23,388 (1988-1989) 23,901 (1989-1991) 23,698 (1991-1995) 24,042 (1995-1999) 23,799 (1999-2004) 23,319 (2004-2005) Ice hockey: 21,684 Boxing: 23,041 Concerts: *End stage 180°: 16,695 *End stage 360°: 23,780 *Center stage: 24,041 *Theatre: 5,372 - 9,696 |
| Scoreboard | American Sign & Indicator, now Trans-Lux |
| Field size | 872,000 sq ft (81,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 1986 |
| Opened | August 11, 1988 |
| Closed | October 26, 2005 |
| Demolished | June 3, 2007 |
| Construction cost | US$52 million ($142 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Odell Associates |
| Tenants | |
| Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats (NBA) (1988–2002, 2004–2005) Charlotte 49ers (NCAA) (1988–1993) Charlotte Rage (AFL) (1992–1994, 1996) Charlotte Sting (WNBA) (1997–2005) Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2003–2004) | |
Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte Coliseum prior to 1988, the Charlotte Convention Center, and Ovens Auditorium. It was the home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 2002, and the Charlotte Bobcats, the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets, from 2004 to 2005.
The Coliseum hosted 371 consecutive NBA sell-outs from December 1988 to November 1997, which includes seven playoff games. It hosted its final NBA basketball game on October 26, 2005, a preseason game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Indiana Pacers.
The city of Charlotte sold the property and the building, along with a Maya Lin commission outside it, was demolished via implosion on June 3, 2007.
This was the second building to use the name "Charlotte Coliseum"; Bojangles Coliseum, located on Independence Boulevard, originally opened as the Coliseum in 1955 and is still in use.