Market Square Arena Implosion ~ Part 1 ~ Exterior View
Market Square Arena was an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The arena, completed in 1974 at a cost of $23 million, seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey.
The first event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
The arena was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion. The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
The first event held at the arena was a Glen Campbell concert on September 15, 1974. Indianapolis also hosted the 1987 Pan American Games.
The arena was also the site of the final concert held by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1977, the 1980 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, and the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournament from 1986--1988 and again in 1993. In addition, it hosted the famous rematch between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant in an episode of WWF The Main Event on February 5, 1988. The live NBC broadcast drew 33 million viewers. It also held the eleventh World Wrestling Federation In Your House pay-per-view in 1996.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 NBA season, and Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multi million-dollar implosion. The site of the former arena is a parking lot as of May, 2008. The parking lot holds a memorial, designed and built by Alan Clough to Elvis.
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