The Omni

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The Omni was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, that hosted professional and collegiate sports as well as major entertainment events from the 1970s through the 1990s.

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instanceOf demolished building ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ
adjacentTo CNN Center ⓘ
Omni International complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Omni Coliseum ⓘ
linked to: The Omni Coliseum
architecturalStyle modernist ⓘ
capacity approximately 15,000–16,000 for hockey ⓘ
approximately 16,000–17,000 for basketball ⓘ
category Defunct indoor arenas in the United States ⓘ
Music venues in Atlanta ⓘ
Sports venues in Atlanta ⓘ
city Atlanta ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demolished 1997 ⓘ
eraOfProminence 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ
homeArenaOf Atlanta Flames ⓘ
Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
Atlanta Thrashers (temporarily during early existence/transition) ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta Thrashers
hostedEvent NBA games ⓘ
NCAA basketball games ⓘ
NHL games ⓘ
professional wrestling supercards ⓘ
hostedPerformer major touring music acts ⓘ
locatedIn Downtown Atlanta ⓘ
location Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
notableFeature corroding weathering steel exterior panels ⓘ
opened 1972 ⓘ
operatedBy Omni Coliseum Authority ⓘ
ownedBy City of Atlanta ⓘ
partOf Omni Complex ⓘ
reasonForDemolition need for modern arena facilities ⓘ
structural deterioration ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
replacedBy Philips Arena ⓘ
State Farm Arena ⓘ
state Georgia ⓘ
surfaceType multi-surface depending on event ⓘ
usedFor basketball ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ
indoor soccer ⓘ
professional wrestling events ⓘ

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