serotta
06-02-07, 06:13 PM
Just a friendly reminder the old new Coliseum will be imploded in the morning.
Some of us are riding in from the Weddington/Waxhaw area to see it happen. (Depending on the rainy conditions.)
cooperwx
06-05-07, 10:41 AM
The Charlotte Coliseum was the only building I've ever seen an NBA game in. The implosion was several years in the making, coming several years after the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans and two years after the new Bobcats Arena opened downtown.
Article/video (http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-020307-amp-coliseumimplosion.10de64d0.html)
Developers plans to use the site for City Park, a 170-acre mixed-use project, including residences and stores.