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Cap Centre The Cap The Centre | |
![]() April 2002, eight months prior to demolition | |
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Location in Maryland | |
Former names | USAir Arena (1993–1996) US Airways Arena (1996–1997) |
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Address | 1 Harry S. Truman Drive |
Location | Landover, Maryland, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°54′9″N 76°50′49″W / 38.90250°N 76.84694°W |
Owner | Washington Sports & Entertainment (Abe Pollin) |
Operator | Washington Sports & Entertainment (Abe Pollin) |
Capacity | basketball: 19,035 (1974–1989) 18,756 (1989–1997) Ice hockey: 18,130 |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | August 24, 1972 |
Opened | December 2, 1973 |
Closed | March 23, 2002 |
Demolished | December 15, 2002 |
Construction cost | $18 million[1] ($131 million in 2023[2]) |
Architect | Shaver Partnership[3] |
Structural engineer | Geiger-Berger and Associates[3] |
General contractor | George Hyman Construction Co.[4] |
Tenants | |
Capital/Washington Bullets/Wizards (NBA) (1973–1997) Washington Capitals (NHL) (1974–1997) Georgetown Hoyas (NCAA) (1981–1997) Maryland Arrows (NLL) (1974–1975) Washington/Maryland Commandos (AFL) (1987, 1989) Washington Wave (MILL) (1987–1989) Washington Warthogs (CISL) (1994–1997) Washington Power (NLL) (2002) |
The Capital Centre (later USAir Arena and US Airways Arena) was an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.[5][6] The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey.
Opened in late 1973, it closed in March 2002, and was demolished that December.[6]