Today with the long process almost complete.
Philadelphia spectrum roof blowing off.
But hey it s progress i guess what are you going to.
March 1 1968 spectrum roof was blown off forcing the nhl flyers to play the final month of the season on the road and the nba 76ers to play at the palestra and convention hall.
First stanley cup finals game.
All of this chaos springs from an ill wind that blew off the roof of the spectrum and ultimately whipped up a ruinous tempest involving 1 a brash and maybe bankrupt millionaire 2 a 35 year old personal feud between two old line philadelphia giants and 3 a political struggle between a desperately worried democratic mayor and an intense young republican district attorney.
The spectrum s roof blows off.
Yes kids there used to be a hockey team in oakland.
With sunlight and cold air suddenly pouring through a gaping hole the terrified crowd filed out.
Construction began in june of 1966 and was completed in 16 months at a cost of 7 million.
The media reported it as the spectrum roof blowing off but we know the truth.
On march 1 1968 wind blew part of the covering off the spectrum s roof during a performance of the ice capades forcing the building to close for a month while mayor tate fought with then philadelphia county district attorney arlen specter over responsibility for the construction of the roof and the damage was repaired.
Get em next time philly.
There was a lot of history at the spectrum from the roof blowing off in the beginning said dave howard of west deptford n j.
Sadly none of the ice capades performers skating that day were killed.
The roof is blowing off on march 3 1968 the flyers played oakland in an afternoon game at madison square garden before a rangers night game.
The arena was off to a hot start but in february of 1968 the roof caved in.
The spectrum in philadelphia the long time home of the philadelphia flyers and philadelphia 76ers has been in demolition mode for several months now.
May 12 1974 4 1 over the bruins.
March 1968 the world s biggest kite is launched at the spectrum.
20 1983 6 5 over the penguins.
October 1994 grateful dead perform 50th show at the spectrum.
Showing a rather remarkable sense of humor the ice capades band began playing into the wild blue yonder.
