Civic Arena Mellon Arena Stadium Seat Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena NHL

Description

1967 Original Civic Arena Mellon Arena Stadium Complete Seat Home of The
Pittsburgh Penguins “The Igloo"
This is a Rare one of a kind 1967 Original Civic Arena /Mellon Arena Stadium Floor Mount Seat  from  the Pittsburgh Penguins. I bought this in 2010 when the Penguins sold them off. Most were destroyed in demolition only a 1000 were sold to season ticket holders and a limited number to the public.
The Floor mounts were located in the back rows of igloo.
FREE SHIPPING !!!!!
Comes with
Letter of authenticity from Penguins with serial number
Do to size of seats they will come un-assembled but original directions for assemble will be included. seat measures 34 Hx23 Lx18
These are very easy to assemble all bolts will be placed in proper holes you just have to tighten screws (see the last two pictures) , takes 5 minutes.  Video also
available how to assemble.
Because I have more than one seat back with this number the actual pictured seat may not be the exact seat you will receive.
I also have other stadium seat backs: Bush Stadium (St Louis) , Milwaukee, New Jersey Meadowlands (NY Giants) , LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves,
RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts),
Tiger Stadium (Detroit) , Anaheim Angeles, Wrigley Field (Cubs), Arrowhead (
Chiefs
) Shea Stadium (NY Mets)
Etc..
History:
Civic Arena (formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena) was an arena located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city's National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, from 1967 to 2010.b It was the first retractable roof major-sports venue in the world, covering 170,000 sq. feet, constructed with nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel and supported solely by a massive 260-foot-long cantilevered arm on the exterior. Even though it was designed and engineered as a retractable-roof dome, the operating cost and repairs to the hydraulic jacks halted all full retractions after 1995, and the roof stayed permanently closed after 2001. The first roof opening was during a July 4, 1962 Carol Burnett show to which she exclaimed "Ladies and Gentlemen...I present the sky!"
Constructed in 1961 for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), it was the brainchild of department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann. The Civic Arena hosted numerous concerts, the circus, political and religious rallies, roller derbies as well as contests in hockey, basketball, fish tournament weigh-ins, pro tennis, boxing, wrestling, lacrosse, football, ice skating championships, kennel shows, and soccer. The structure was used as the backdrop for several major Hollywood films, most prominently Sudden Death in 1995. Prior to its demise, it was known as Mellon Arena, named for Mellon Financial, specifically American businessman and 49th Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, which purchased the naming rights in 1999. Their naming rights expired on August 1, 2010 and the arena was once again known as the Civic Arena.
The Civic Arena closed on June 26, 2010
Penguins[
As part of the 1967 NHL expansion, the city of Pittsburgh was selected to host one of six new franchises. With a hockey seating capacity of 12,508, Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena was eight seats over the NHL's minimum seating benchmark. Due to its outward appearance, the Arena was nicknamed "The Igloo" which led to the naming of the Penguins. The Penguins debuted at the Civic Arena on October 11, 1967 in a 2–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Andy Bathgate scored the Penguins's first goal in the arena. It was the first NHL game played between an expansion team and an "Original Six" team. The Penguins won their first game at the Arena on October 21, when they became the first expansion team to beat an original NHL franchise—besting the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2. On January 21, 1990, the Civic Arena hosted the 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game. Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux scored three goals on his first three shots—the first coming 21 seconds into the game. He later scored a fourth goal and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The arena also hosted the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, as well as games of the 1991, 1992, 2008, and 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. The 2008 Finals marked the only occasion that the Stanley Cup was presented on Mellon Arena ice, after the Penguins were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in six games.
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