With Underoath & Catch Your Breath: 07/08 Cedar Rapids, IA - Alliant Energy PowerHouse 07/09 Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center Funding was provided by a combination of public and private money, including grants from Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, and Kaufmann. It is considered by most music critics to be The Doors very best live recording. Redevelopment Plans For Civic Arena Site Set For Approval The arena's successor Consol Energy Center also hosted them in 2012. FNBs decision to maintain its headquarters in Pittsburgh is a testament to the citys status as a headquarters-friendly location, and this development will provide a critical anchor to a major redevelopment site in the City of Pittsburgh, strengthening local talent attraction and retention efforts, Gov. The City Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. [19] On April 26, 1964, the 2-week long International Conference and Debate of the Methodist Church opened at the Arena. Pittsburgh's Hill District, which is one of the nation's most important historic African-American communities, was extensively destroyed for the Civic Arena, a project led by Edgar Kaufmann (Fallingwater's owner) and designed by architects James A. Mitchell and Dahlen K. [9] The Penguins have the rights to redevelop the property and a preliminary plan exists for residential units, retail space and office space. [38] The Arena opened on September 17, 1961. Banks are required to invest in underserved communities under the Community Reinvestment Act [CRA], noted Milliones and Hill CDC Programs and Policy Manager Felicity Williams. [citation needed], Pop superstar Michael Jackson performed three concerts at Pittsburgh Civic Arena on September 26, 27 and 28, 1988 during his Bad World Tour. The original center scoreboard was an electromechanical Nissen scoreboard with digital clock display, which appears in the 1979 movie The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more. In accordance with community agreements, 20% of all housing units will be priced at levels affordable to households with 80% AMI. "[7], The Civic Arena hosted numerous concerts, the circus, political and religious rallies, roller derbies as well as contests in hockey, basketball, fish tournament weigh-ins, pro tennis, boxing, wrestling, lacrosse, football, ice skating championships, kennel shows, and soccer. The argument is also being made for having buildings be designed to reflect the history of the neighborhood. The structure was used as the backdrop for several major Hollywood films, most prominently Sudden Death in 1995.