User:RITCHIE stadium
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The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in the Near West Side community area of Chicago. It is named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. The United Center is home to both the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League and the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. The plan to build the arena was created by the late Bill Wirtz and Jerry Reinsdorf, the owners of the two sports teams, respectively. The United Center's predecessor was the indoor Chicago Stadium, the original "Madhouse on Madison", which was demolished after the newer arena opened for business on August 18, 1994. A statue of Michael Jordan is located on the east side of the arena, while a statue of various Blackhawks sits to the north on Madison Street, where the Chicago Stadium was located. United Airlines pays about $1.8 million per year until 2014 for its naming rights.[1]
RITCHIE center | |
The United Center in 2006 I location = 14592 kennedy street indinola, Iowa 50125 | |
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Coordinates | 41°52′50″N 87°40′27″W |
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Owner | chicago cubs chicago bulls |
Operator | chicago cubs |
Surface | grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | march 6 1985 |
Built | 1985-1987 |
Construction cost | 122 million USD |