December 15, 2002 They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, except for one game played at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. . The 1983-84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1983-84 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Setlists. But the Capital Centre is where I fell in love with the sport, said Raines. The only hitch? 1 Harry S. Truman DriveLandover, MD 20785USA. You're signed in! If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff. Opened in late 1973, it closed in March 2002, and was demolished that December. But the arena also had its downsides, including leaky roofs, the previously-mentioned dark atmosphere, bad traffic, and general outdatedness. 01. All commemorative memorabilia (including clothes, pins, hats, etc.) The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Over the years, until its demolition in 2002, the Capital Centres legend grew. The Capital Centre served as concert venue and sports arena for the Washington Bullets and Capitals from 1973-2002, and became a center of community activity. This collection documents the Capital Centre through the lens of the community that worked, volunteered, and attended events through the venue. The Allman Brothers Band. Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush, and their wives attended. The final concert at the venue was an Aerosmith performance on January 3, 1998 as part of their Nine Lives Tour. In 1978, the Bullets won Games2 and 6 at the Capital Centre on their way to claiming the championship, taking Games4 and 7 inSeattle. Ground-breaking of the arena took place on August 24th of that year. Located in Landover, Maryland, the 18,130-seat arena was the home of the Capitals and Washington Bullets (later renamed the Wizards) for over 20 years. "It was one of those experiences that you never forget," remarked Stevie Nicks.[42]. The 5150 Tour was the first to feature Sammy Hagar as David Lee Roth's replacement. New York City; Chicago; Miami; The Smashing Pumpkins played their last concert, with late touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin, at the arena. Muhammad Ali twice defended his heavyweight boxing title at the old Capital Centre arena in Landover, Maryland. [20][21] A year later, 35-year-old Ali defeated Alfredo Evangelista in another unanimous decision to retain the title on May 16, 1977.[22]. Given its location, and the regions infrastructure, traffic jams quickly became legendary at the Cap Centre. The Smashing Pumpkins played their last concert with late touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin at the arena. The collection contains employee handbooks and uniforms, photographs, event ephemera, publications, and commemorative memorabilia donated by community members in 2017. 7:30 pm. Centered on Maryland's Western Shore in Anne Arundel County, Annapolis lies 25 miles south of Baltimore and 30 miles east of Washington, DC. In 1993, the air carrier USAir purchased the naming rights for the building and the arena became known as USAir Arena. I was one of the very lucky people who actually worked for the Capitals from the very beginning of the franchise. Eagles - Lyin' Eyes (Live At The Capital Centre, Maryland In 1977) Legendado Ron Weber was saddened, stating that he once cried when he saw a half torn down arena across the Beltway. Bob Dylan & The Band. University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center is a state-of-the-art acute care teaching hospital with 205 licensed beds in private rooms. Their Dynasty Tour visited the arena on July 78, 1979 promoting Dynasty (1979). Washington Bullets/Wizards (NBA) (19731997)Washington Capitals (NHL) (19741997)Georgetown Hoyas (NCAA) (19801997)Washington Warthogs (CISL) (19941997)Washington/Maryland Commandos (AFL) (19871990)Washington Wave (MILL) (19871989) The Eagles' performance from March 1977 was released in 2013's History of the Eagles.[27]. Ground-breaking of the arena took place on August 24th of that year. MusicBrainz place ID. We actually had the inaugural parade for the second Reagan inaugural (in 1985), said Sachs. The Capital Centre (Cap Centre) wasofficially closed in 1999 and demolished on December 15, 2002. 0 references. The Capital Centre Collection (CCC) seeks to document the story of this building through the people and events that made it unique and important. 06/09/2016 in Maryland by Patrick Kiger. The concert venue was the home for Washington Wizards basketball team, then known as Washington . 18 Stores Boulevard Shops. Capital Centre had the loudest speakers in an arena. Fielding a call from the White House the night before the parade, Sachs and his team met with the Secret Service and Presidential Inaugural Committee, to coordinate the impromptu event. Mar. tenants Jethro Tull's performance recorded and filmed live at Capital Centre on November 21, 1977, was released in 2017's Songs From the Wood 40th Anniversary box set. [17] TheBullets returned to the Finals in 1978 and 1979, in tilts against the Seattle SuperSonics. The ACC men's basketball tournament was held there in 1976, 1981, and 1987. The Capital Centre hosted its first NBA game exactly 24 years earlier on December 2, 1973, with the home team defeating the same visiting team, the Seattle SuperSonics. Send Us Feedback /Privacy Policy /Do Not Sell My Personal Information Find similar construction companies in Maryland on Nicelocal. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 24, 1988 (4,500) Barry Horowitz vs. Jose Luis Rivera. astwiki Capital Centre; dewiki Capital Centre; enwiki Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) eswiki Capital Centre; frwiki Capital . This collection documents the community . |}, April 2002, eight months prior to demolition, "1990 County Block Map" for Prince George's County (, The Washington Post, Friday December 7, 1973, page B1 and B19/. The collection includes the employee handbook as well as event ephemera, commemorative memorabilia, posters, photographs, signs, and Capital Centre sponsored publications received by community members. And, oh yeah, the 1974-75 Washington Capitals were the worst team in NHL history, with a record of 8 wins, 67 losses and 5 ties. Dick Wagner. When they moved to the Verizon Center, it would all change. |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|PrecededbyThe Forum Abe Pollin, real estate developer and later owner of Washingtons NBA and NHL franchises, built the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in 1973. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions: Washington Sports & Entertainment (Abe Pollin). The Friday night fight on April 30 went the full fifteen rounds and was awarded unanimously to a sluggish Ali. The Who. Their 1982 live album Still Life, included three songs taken from the Largo concerts: "Let Me Go" (December 8), "Twenty Flight Rock," and "Going to a Go-Go" (both December 9). [6] The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey. 5425 Wisconsin Ave Friends of "THE CAPITAL CENTRE", Largo, MD. "The centre can host multiple partners, support a range of biomanufacturing activities, and is capable of producing up to 2 million doses per month, depending on the vaccine candidate," she said. Ironically, Pollin was one of the last to know. 45 Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 300-301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Toll Free (800) 705-3493 Capital Centre. Endoscopy Surgical Centre of Maryland. If you do not have tickets already, forget it. 12.21.2022 OTD 1981 - Capital Centre In Maryland. The very first goal in the building was scored by former Captain Yvon Labre and the last goal . Anyone who ever worked at the Cap Centre is invited to the free event. 1997 http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-12-16/news/0212160003_1_capital-centre-arena-snake-river, https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator/consumer-price-index-1800-, http://www.arcaro.org/tension/album/usair.htm, "Flashback: Before the Capitals, and the birth of the Cap Centre", https://wtop.com/local/2017/04/capital-centre/, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2003/06/30/the-rejuvenation-of-capital-centre/97a99477-d8d5-493d-9e53-3cef333c2eb6/?noredirect=on, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlkuJQ3sgBY, "Calling It USAir Arena, And Not Capital Centre, May Take Time to Fly", https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/06/18/calling-it-usair-arena-and-not-capital-centre-may-take-time-to-fly/542a5fbf-b9ef-435f-b2df-aa9e5dbecbd2/, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ozEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0AgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433%2C321590, "Seattle SuperSonics at Capital Bullets Box Score", https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197312020CAP.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dXZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hS8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3871%2C661930, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WgUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-pcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5972%2C2156380, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EdZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_dcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6503%2C6922015, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bN9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6993%2C1178203, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qPtNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697%2C4332286, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7tIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6452%2C62499, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=38ASAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5412%2C51875, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LqNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6083%2C4840453, https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=53d6739d&query=capital+centre+John+Denver&venue=5bd63f00, http://johndenver.com/events/past-events/, "25.07.1982 - Concert: Queen live at the Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA", http://www.queenconcerts.com/detail/live/586/queen-live-25-07-1982-capital-centre-landover-md-usa.html, https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/tourdates.php, https://rush-archives.net/index.php?threads/archive-directory.186/, "The Bee Gees Played the Capital Centre in 1979 | Ghosts of DC", https://ghostsofdc.org/2012/05/20/robin-gibb-bee-gees-1979/, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/07/05/a-belated-tribute-to-vietnam-veterans/eaf29112-6243-41a4-9cb2-4415ad7b0430/, "A Musical Fourth of July Salute From HBO: All-Star Benefit Concert for Viet Veteran Groups", http://articles.latimes.com/1987-07-03/entertainment/ca-945_1_vietnam-veteran, "George Michael Setlist at Capital Centre, Landover", https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/george-michael/1988/capital-centre-landover-md-33fa1805.html, "Michael in motion: Jackson dazzles, surprises at Capital Centre", https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/michael-in-motion-jackson-dazzles-surprises-at-capital-centre/2013/08/29/d367660a-10c8-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story.html, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/10/26/the-new-circus-in-town/a08de223-fc19-4222-88f7-f9f2406f84ab/, "Reagan Sworn for 2d Term; Inaugural Parade Dropped as Bitter Cold Hits Capital", https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/21/us/reagan-sworn-for-2d-term-inaugural-parade-dropped-as-bitter-cold-hits-capital.html, "It's on: Demolition begins at Boulevard at Capital Centre in Largo", https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/07/31/its-on-demolition-begins-at-boulevard-at-capital.html, "Developers break ground for Capital Centre project", http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-10-22/business/0210220022_1_cordish-capital-centre-washington-capitals, "Remembering the Cap Centre 15 years later", http://dc.sbnation.com/2012/11/8/3618636/washington-capitals-nhl-remembering-the-cap-centre-15-years-later, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ELBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3zIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4359%2C903064, "Remembering when Fleetwood Mac reunited for Bill Clinton's inauguration", https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/fleetwood-mac-reunion-bill-clinton-footage/, https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Engineering:Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)&oldid=2349101, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, {"type":"Feature","geometry":{"coordinates":[-76.84694444444445,38.902499999999996],"type":"Point"},"properties":{"title":"Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)","marker-color":"#5E74F3"}}, Washington Sports & Entertainment (Abe Pollin), Capital/Washington Bullets/Wizards (NBA) (19731997), January 4, 1974 (The Jackson 5 World Tour), August 15 and November 2, 1978 (Darkness Tour), November 23 and 24, 1980 and August 5 and 7, 1981 (The River Tour), August 25, 26, 28 and 29, 1984 (Born in the U.S.A. Tour), April 4 and 5, 1988 (Tunnel of Love Express Tour), August 25 and 26, 1992 (Bruce Springsteen 19921993 World Tour). 7:30 pm. [29] Their performances on 22 August 1979, 26 September 1980, 17 May 1981, 29 November 1982, 27 September 1984, 16 December 1985, 30 November 1987, 26 April 1994, and 7 November 1996 are all available as bootleg recordings.[30]. . |- 8mm footage from Madison Square Garden, NYC, Nov. 30, 1977. Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush, and their wives attended. AC/DC played two shows at the arena on December 20-21, 1981, several tracks from these shows are included in their DVD set, Plug Me In. Footage of past Washington Bullets games held at the Capital Centre were used in the 1979 comedy film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland,[1] unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. performed annually at the "Back to School" concerts held at the Capital Center, including the Go Go Live at the Capital Centre concert in 1987.