Charlotte Coliseum Implosion -- June 3, 2007

Originally opened on Thursday night, August 11, 1988, the second building to carry the name Charlotte Coliseum was imploded on Sunday morning, June 3, 2007. The facility served as the home to the Charlotte Hornets (NBA), the Charlotte Sting (WNBA), the Carolina Cobras (Arena Football) and the Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) during its lifespan. It hosted the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, the 1994 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 1996 NCAA Women's Final Four, as well as the Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions and the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament. It also appeared in the movies He Got Game, Juwanna Mann, Eddie and The Original Kings of Comedy. And it served as a temporary shelter to house hundreds of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, in 2005.

In its place, a private development firm will build a mixed-use development called City Park. Some of the material that comprised the Coliseum will be used in the construction of that development.

The implosion was taped over the air from WCNC-TV, Charlotte's NBC affiliate.

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[mrbellybutton9]

RIP Charlotte Colusum i remember seeing the stings and the circus in you you were only 20 years old and now you land sits there on Tyvola Rd. EMTEY NO BUILDINGS. Scerw u Mason Zimmerman

[cag1970]

@mrbellybutton9, who is Mason Zimmerman?

[thecyclepath1]

@cag1970 Mason Zimmerman was the lead developer for the new development that was supposed to occupy that space. It was called Citipark and was supposed to have lots of paved bike paths and access to Charlotte's first "official" mountain bike trail at Renaissance Park. We lost over a mile of trail and now the land sits empty with people poaching and setting up deer stands and bait barrels. What a waste....

[cag1970]

@thecyclepath1, it's been a while since I was last over in that area of town. I actually live and work on the opposite side of Charlotte. What happened to Citipark? Did the economic downturn here scuttle it? I actually wrote a novel a couple years ago where Citipark had actually been built, but given a different name for legal reasons. It happened to be the impact point of a football-field sized asteroid.

[dfphilli704]

Even so, the cheering was still very inappropriate. If the Bobcats would have played at the Hive, I would have still gone to some games but now I don't care to go to any. I remember the good old days watching LJ, Zo, DC, G-money, Mugsy, etc. Plus it was great having so much parking.

[heatseeker213]

is this wear "Grandma ma" played?

[thecyclepath1]

@cag1970 Basically a football sized asteroid called the "Recession". I'm pretty sure his company either ran out of money or went bankrupt. Shame to see all that empty "treeless" land just sit there. Was some really sweet single track at one time. Oh, well. :P

[NickelodeonRewind2]

i remember going on a road trip in 03 when i was 7 to see the stings play i had so much fun bring the hornets back to charlotte

[mrbellybutton9]

RIP Charlotte Colusum i remember seeing the stings and the circus in you you were only 20 years old and now your land sits there on Tyvola Rd. EMTEY NO BUILDINGS. Scerw u Mason Zimmerman

[mrbellybutton9]

@Eaglezfan5

Got that right

[shipsinker432]

@wiccanmoonman no ontario boring stff in canada is MORE expensive then in the USA

[wiccanmoonman]

@cag1970 I moving there as soon as finish my transition from male to female.