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Coordinates:43°05′10″N79°03′25″W / 43.086°N 79.057°W /43.086; -79.057

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Former multi-purpose indoor venue in Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
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Full name	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
Address	310 4th Street
Location	Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	43°05′10″N79°03′25″W / 43.086°N 79.057°W /43.086; -79.057
Type	Multi-purpose arena Convention center
Events	Concerts Sporting events
Capacity	10,000
Opened	January 12, 1974 (1974-01-12)
Closed	2002
Architect	Johnson/Burgee Architects
Tenants
Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball (1973–1982, 1988–1996)

Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center was a 10,000-seat multi-purposearena andconvention center inNiagara Falls, New York from January 12, 1974, to 2002.

Planning and construction

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The venue was built in 1973 as part of anurban renewal project in the city of Niagara Falls. It was built in the center of a main thoroughfare, Falls Street, and blocked traffic toNiagara Falls State Park. It also eliminated Jefferson Avenue and Erie Avenue, two main thoroughfares.

The building was designed byJohnson/Burgee Architects in collaboration withJane Davis Doggett. Its arched design was inspired by therainbows commonly seen over Niagara Falls, according to architect Philip Johnson. Locals jokingly noted its resemblance to aQuonset hut.

Notable events

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Sports

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The venue was home to theNCAA'sNiagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team from 1973 to 1982 and again from 1988 to 1996.

The venue hosted theABC Masters bowling tournament in 1983 and 1987.^[1]

World Wrestling Federation (WWF) presented 22 events at the venue between 1984 and 1997, including two tapings ofWWF Wrestling Challenge.

In March 1992, a spectator was killed during aUSHRA Monster Jam show at the venue when the driver of Bad Medicine became incapacitated and veered his truck into the stands. 82-year-old Lester Gilliam pushed a young boy out of harm's way and was then struck by the vehicle.^[2]

The venue hosted thegymnastics portion of the1993 Summer Universiade in July 1993.^[3]

UFC 12 was scheduled to take place at the venue in February 1997, butmixed martial arts was banned in New York State the day before the event, forcing its relocation toDothan, Alabama.

Joe Mesi defeatedJorge Luis Gonzalez in aprofessional boxing card at the venue in April 2001. Mesi would later defeatBert Cooper at the venue in July 2001.^[4]

Other

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The venue was host toMiss USA 1974,Miss USA 1975, andMiss USA 1976.

The Royal Lipizzan Stallions 30th-anniversary show in 2000.^[5]

In 1980, the venue began hosting the city's annualFestival of Lights to commemorate theChristmas season.^[6]

Closure

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The venue was closed in 2002 and converted intoSeneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, which remains in operation. The 4,000-seat Niagara Falls Conference Center was opened across the street from the casino in 2004.^[7]Niagara Falls, Ontario took over hosting theFestival of Lights in 2004.^[6]

NFCC

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In 2004, a new Niagara Falls Convention Center (NFCC) opened on Old Falls Street. The Old Falls Street venue has 116,000 square feet for exhibitions and meetings, and a 32,200-square-foot event/exhibit hall.^[8]

References

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^United States Bowling Congress."Open Championships Home – Past Results and History".
^"82-Year-Old Man Is Killed at Truck Show".The New York Times. 1992-03-09. Retrieved2012-04-30.
^DESMOND, STEPHANIE."GAMES PLANNERS PROMISE 'WORLD-CLASS' COMPETITION ORGANIZERS RELEASE TENTATIVE EVENTS SCHEDULE".The Buffalo News.
^"Joe Mesi".boxrec.com.
^"Lipizzan Stallions' Anniversary Tour Brings Them to Convention Center". 2021-10-15.
^^a ^b"History of the Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Canada".Clifton Hill Blog. 2015-11-25. Retrieved2021-05-01.
^"Conference Center Niagara Falls & Old Falls Street". Empire State Development.
^"Niagara Falls Conference Center".Empire State Development. State of New York. Retrieved26 October 2023.

External links

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Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center onBoxRec
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center on Internet Wrestling Database
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center on setlist.fm
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center on WrestlingData.com

v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Philip Johnson andJohn Burgee
Johnson works	580 California Street Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden Amon Carter Museum of American Art Art Museum of South Texas Booth House Brown University Computing Laboratory Chapel of St. Basil Cleveland Play House Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel David H. Koch Theater Dumbarton Oaks Elmer Holmes Bobst Library Four Seasons Restaurant Glass House Hines College of Architecture John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Kreeger Museum Kunsthalle Bielefeld List of works by Philip Johnson Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Neuberger Museum of Art New York State Pavilion Paley Center for Media Queens Theatre Richard and Geraldine Hodgson House Rockefeller Guest House Roofless Church Seagram Building Sheldon Museum of Art Soreq Nuclear Research Center Tata Theatre Thanks-Giving Square Urban Glass House WRVA Building Wells Fargo Center Yale School of Public Health
Burgee works	Air India Building
Johnson-Burgee works	101 California Street 191 Peachtree Tower 400 West Market 500 Boylston Street 550 Madison Avenue Ally Detroit Center Canadian Broadcasting Centre Century Center Christ Cathedral Comerica Bank Tower Fort Worth Water Gardens Gate of Europe IDS Center Lipstick Building Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center One Atlantic Center One International Place PPG Place Pennzoil Place TC Energy Center The Crescent Two International Place Tycon Center U.S. Bank Building Williams Tower

Authority control databases: Geographic	MusicBrainz place

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