Florence Center

Florence Civic Center
Location	3300 West Radio Drive; Florence, SC 29501
Coordinates	34°11′8.50″N 79°50′16.40″W / 34.1856944°N 79.8378889°W
Owner	City of Florence, County of Florence
Operator	SMG
Capacity	Hockey: 7,526; Basketball: 7,686; Concert (Center Stage): 9,736; Concert (End Stage): 7,000; Theater: 1,400
Construction
Broke ground	May 8, 1991
Opened	August 20, 1993
Construction cost	$22 million USD; ($46.4 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	Odell Associates
Tenants
	Pee Dee/Florence Pride (ECHL) (1997-2005); Florence Phantoms ( AIFA) (2006-present); Florence Symphony Orchestra (1993-Present)

The Florence Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Florence, South Carolina. It hosted the infamous eighth WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1996, during which a storm knocked out the power and thus the broadcast signal during the event. The card was retelecast two nights later from North Charleston, South Carolina at the North Charleston Coliseum. The building was also the home of the fledgling South Carolina Fire Ants of Major League Roller Hockey in 1998. Though they did not make the playoffs, the Fire Ants did finish second in the league in attendance trailing only the mighty Anaheim Bullfrogs. The building was also once home to two Ice hockey teams, The Pee Dee/Florence Pride (1997-2005) and the Pee Dee Cyclones (2005-2007). The Florence Civic Center is home to the Florence Symphony Orchestra.

References

^ Harrison, Brenda (2004). Florence. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738516097. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ "Rocking Bands Will Head South, For Fall". The State. August 20, 1993.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ http://www.odell.com/portfolio/category/play/

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[1] Harrison, Brenda (2004). Florence. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738516097. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[2] "Rocking Bands Will Head South, For Fall". The State. August 20, 1993.

[inflation-US-3] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[4] ttp://www.odell.com/portfolio/category/play/

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