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Bojangles' Coliseum (originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena) is a 8,600-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which also oversees the Ovens Auditorium and the Charlotte Convention Center. The naming-rights sponsor is Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits. ==History== The building was opened and dedicated in 1955 as the Charlotte Coliseum. At the time, it was the largest unsupported steel dome in the world.〔LeGette Blythe and Charles Brockmann, ''Hornets' Nest: The Story of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County'' (Charlotte, NC: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 1961) p.390 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Hornets' Nest, Ch. 12, "Cultural Interests" )〕 It held the distinction of world's largest dome until 1957, and the record for largest dome in the United States until 1963. 〔http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/list_of_largest_domes#North_America〕 After the new Charlotte Coliseum opened in 1988, the original Coliseum's name was changed to Independence Arena (named for its location on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte) and it underwent an extensive renovation, its last major upgrade for almost 30 years. In 2001, the arena was renamed Cricket Arena in a naming rights arrangement with Cricket Communications. In 2008, Bojangles Restaurants, Inc., based in Charlotte, bought the naming rights.〔http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/11/17/daily44.html?page=all〕 In 2005, the Charlotte Checkers, the city's minor-league hockey team, departed for the then-new Time Warner Cable Arena and Bojangles Coliseum was left with no major tenant for a decade. The building remained open as a venue for medium-sized concerts and stage shows which wouldn't be suitable for TWC Arena, as well as high school and some college sporting events, along with local attractions. Questions about the building's future rose up over that time and in 2012, the city of Charlotte began considering renovating the building itself as a sports complex.〔http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article9194768.html〕 Two years later, another plan was announced that would add both a hotel and sports complex next to the Coliseum.〔http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article9106091.html〕 Both deals ultimately fell through. On November 24, 2014, the Checkers announced a tentative agreement with the Charlotte Regional Visitors' Authority to return to Bojangles' Coliseum for the 2015-16 season. The agreement was pending a Charlotte City Council vote to approve $16 million in funding for renovations in conjunction with the Checkers return.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Checkers Reach Tentative Agreement to Return to Bojangles' Coliseum )〕 On December 8, the City approved the $16 million needed for renovations and for the Checkers to return. The renovations would include new seats and other modern amenities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charlotte City Council Approves Funding to Renovate Bojangles' Coliseum )〕 Almost a year to the day when the Checkers announced their return to the Coliseum the renovations were completed and unveiled to the public. Aside from the all-new seats and score/video boards, new additions also included a sound system (replacing the one used since 1955〔http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article24992002.html〕), locker room, restaurant, and updated concessions.〔http://www.wbtv.com/story/30435366/bojangles-coliseum-ready-for-checkers-season-opener〕 The Coliseum also celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015. 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「Bojangles' Coliseum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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