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in dollars) $41 million (1998 renovations) ($ in dollars) | architect = Leonard A. Waasdorp | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | capacity = Concerts: 14,000 Basketball: 12,428 Hockey: 10,669 | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = Rochester Royals (NBA) (1955–57) Rochester Americans (AHL) (1956–present) Rochester Griffins (NLL) (1974) Rochester Lancers (NASL) (1975) Rochester Knighthawks (NLL) (1995–present) Rochester Brigade (af2) (2001–03) Rochester Razorsharks (PBL) (2005–present) Rochester Raiders (IFL) (2008–09) Rochester Lancers (MASL) (2011–present) Atlantic Hockey tournament (2007–present) RIT (NCAA M hockey) (select games) St. Bonaventure (NCAA M bsktball) (select games) | embedded = | website = | publictransit = }} Blue Cross Arena (originally Rochester Community War Memorial and commonly the War Memorial) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester, New York. Its maximum seating capacity is 13,000. For hockey and lacrosse, its seating capacity is 11,200. The arena opened on October 18, 1955, as the Rochester Community War Memorial, it was renovated in the mid-1990s and reopened as The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial, on September 18, 1998. It is home to the Rochester Americans of the AHL, the Rochester Razorsharks of the PBL, the Rochester Knighthawks of the NLL, and the Rochester Lancers of the MASL. ==History== The arena was built on a downtown site, bounded by Exchange Boulevard on the west, East Broad Street on the north, the Genesee River on the east and Court Street on the south. The property was formerly the home of the Kimball Tobacco Co. and other retail buildings. Originally named the Rochester Community War Memorial, the arena opened on October 18, 1955. The building included a full stage on the south end and an exhibition hall located on the basement level. One of the members of the construction team was a young Robert Marella, who later achieved fame as a professional wrestler under the ring name Gorilla Monsoon. On March 13, 1996, renovations to expand the arena took place, eliminating the permanent stage at the south end of the building. On July 24, 1998, Blue Cross Blue Shield and City officials announced that the name of the renovated arena would be Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. On September 18, 1998, the arena re-opened to the public during a formal ribbon cutting/rededication ceremony. (DeWolff Partnership Architects ) completed the project as Architects of Record with Rossetti Architects in a consultant relationship. C.E. DeWolff, Senior Partner of DeWolff Partnership, Geno Rossetti of Rossetti Architects, were Design Associates who collaborated on features of the design.〔City of Rochester Agreement 021363 June 28 1995 and AIA Doc. C141 September 15 1995〕 Blue Cross Arena's portable stage, which measures 80 feet deep by 80 feet wide, is said to be deeper than, and is nearly the same size as, the proscenium stage at Radio City Music Hall across the state in New York City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Cross Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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