Omaha Civic Auditorium
The auditorium in 2010 | |
Interactive map of Omaha Civic Auditorium | |
| Address | 1804 Capitol Avenue |
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| Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41°15′42″N 95°56′24″W / 41.26167°N 95.94000°W |
| Owner | City of Omaha |
| Operator | Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) |
| Capacity | Arena: Concerts: 10,960 Basketball: 9,300 Music Hall: 2,453 |
| Surface | multi-surface |
| Public transit | Metro Transit |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Closed | June 2014 |
| Demolished | 2016 |
| Architect | Leo A. Daly |
| Main contractors | Kiewit Corporation |
| Tenants | |
| Creighton Bluejays men's basketball (NCAA) (1960–2003) Kansas City-Omaha Kings (NBA) (1972–1978) Omaha Mavericks (CCHA) (1997–2003) Omaha Beef (IPFL/NIFL/UIF/IFL) (2000–2012) Creighton Bluejays women's basketball and volleyball (NCAA) (2003–2009) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (AHL) (2005–2007) Omaha Lancers (USHL) (2009–2012) Omaha Vipers (MISL) (2010–2011) | |
Omaha Civic Auditorium was a multi-purpose convention center located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city, until the completion of CHI Health Center in 2003. With the opening of the Ralston Arena in 2012, all teams that played at the Civic Auditorium moved, which reduced the venue's viability. The auditorium closed its doors in June 2014 and was demolished two years later.