The story
The world's first retractable-roof arena, nicknamed 'The Igloo,' inspired the Penguins' name.
Everything that was here
- 1961–2010
Civic ArenaArena
The world's first retractable-roof arena, nicknamed 'The Igloo,' inspired the Penguins' name.
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Nearby history
Byham Theatre
803 Liberty Avenue · 937 m away
This theater opened on Halloween night 1904 as the Gayety vaudeville house. Under the name the Fulton, it hosted the wor
Civic Arena (The Igloo)
66 Mario Lemieux Place · 951 m away
Kaufmann's Department Store
400 Fifth Avenue · 967 m away
Stanley Theatre (Benedum Center)
237 7th Street · 971 m away
Bob Marley played his last live concert in 1980 in this 1928 movie palace, back when it was the Stanley Theatre.
Crawford Grill No. 2
2141 Wylie Avenue · 1.1 km away
Froggy's
100 Market Street · 1.1 km away
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