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  Market Square Arena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Market Square Arena was an indoor arena located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Pacers moved to the new Conseco Fieldhouse for the 1999-2000 season, and Market Square Arena was demolished on July 8, 2001 in a multimillion dollar implosion.
One of the more memorable games at Market Square Arena was the men's basketball final of the 1987 Pan American Games, in which Brazil, behind 46 points from legendary gunner Oscar Schmidt, stunned a team of American college stars for the gold medal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Market_Square_Arena   (300 words)

  
 CNN/SI - NBA Basketball - Pacers bid farewell to Market Square Arena - Saturday October 23, 1999 01:47 AM
The Pacers' first game in Market Square, an exhibition against the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, drew a capacity 16,929, double the attendance at their ABA regular-season opener against the San Antonio Spurs.
Market Square Arena was the home of the Indianapolis Racers of the now-defunct World Hockey Association, and a teenage Wayne Gretzky -- now in hockey's Hall of Fame -- made his pro debut as a member of the Racers in the arena in 1978.
MSA also was the setting for a 50th-birthday roast for Indiana coach Bob Knight in 1990 and a memorial tribute to the late track star Florence Griffith Joyner in 1998.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/news/1999/10/22/farewell_marketsquare_ap   (1044 words)

  
 American Recycler
Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiiana, was imploded in July, leaving about 5,000 tons of steel and 100,000 tons of concrete to clean up.
Market Square Arena, former home of the Indiana Pacers professional basketball team and the site of Elvis Presley's last performance, came down July 8 by implosion.
Also the steel members of the roof of Market Square Arena were modified to allow explosives to be strategically placed for implosion.
www.americanrecycler.com /09steel.html   (658 words)

  
 Conseco Fieldhouse Articles
The team moves out of the Pepsi Arena, hoping to find larger audiences in Indianapolis, but Pepsi Arena officials say arena football is not dead in their city and they may seek an af2 franchise that could begin play in 2002.
The Pepsi Arena is in the first year of a three year lease with the team.
Market Square Arena, in fact, played host to the Intersport Sam Dunk and Three-Point contest competitions and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Allstar Game during Final Four week in late March and early April.
users.california.com /~csuppes/NBA/IndianaPacers/articles.htm   (1364 words)

  
 Good-Bye, Market Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The final concert at Market Square was an appropriate close to 25 years of rock history.
Make no mistake; Market Square was built 25 years ago for the same greedy reasons that the Conseco Fieldhouse is being built.
They'll probably tear down Market Square within the next 12 months, leaving the city with a huge hole in its psyche as well as a gap in its history.
www.nuvo.net /archive/102199/102199_ahammer.html   (1044 words)

  
 Regional Center Plan 2020 Discussion Forums: Welcome to the MSA Discussion Forum!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Again, Market Square Partners have done their homework by recognizing the short-term and long-term needs of the surrounding area - short-term needs being the continued investment and support in City Market and long-term needs being future investment and development in the surrounding areas.
I am certain that the Market Square Partners proposal is “pie in the sky” at this stage of the Indianapolis Downtown housing market.
The Market Square Partners concept incorporates its green space and open areas with the city's usage and it doesn't give the feeling of an enclosed area just for the residence.
www.bsu.edu /capic/urbandesign/discuss/forum_posts.asp?TID=25&PN=1   (4400 words)

  
 Story012404
Market Square Partners will meet with the city next month to present its revised plan, which will include a greater number of more moderately priced units, Parrott said.
If, as expected, Market Square Partners doesn't meet pre-sales requirements and close on the land for the first phase of its project by Feb. 11, the city and the developers have 30 days to discuss the development's future, according to terms of the project agreement signed with the city in June.
Market Square Partners' bid was the only one of six original bids not to ask for city incentives.
www.ibj.com /html/story012404.html   (1219 words)

  
 PACERS: SAYING GOODBYE, WITH PASSION
MSA truly captured all the emotions and feelings of what basketball in Indiana was all about.
Market Square Arena is a very dear to me. I've been to many concerts, several basketball camps, (and) my parents had season tickets at MSA, but the most memorable event that happened at MSA was when I (was) graduated from North Central High School in 1999.
MSA is and will always be in my heart, when it dies, a piece of me will, too.
www.nba.com /pacers/news/msa_memories_010705.html   (8192 words)

  
 Lost Indiana: Market Square Arena
MSA was demolished at 7:00 AM on July 8th, 2001.
MSA was where Elvis played his last concert before his death, where Wayne Gretzky first skated out onto the ice to start his pro hockey career, and where Michael Jordan made his comeback from retirement in 1995.
Market Square Associates would then lease the arena from the city and operate it on behalf of the Pacers.
www.lostindiana.net /html/market_square_arena.html   (2634 words)

  
 Moment of Indiana History
When the arena opened in 1974, it was met with the excitement of basketball fans along with community leaders enthusiastic about this early public-private partnership designed to revitalize downtown Indianapolis.
Market Square Arena became home to the Pacers, who joined the NBA in 1976.
Market Square Arena's days were numbered as well.
www.purdue.edu /wbaa/ipbs/Scripts/086.htm   (392 words)

  
 Market Square Arena Fires
The fire, which was between the fiberglass gutter system and the outer wall of the arena, was caused by workers using a torch.
Work on the arena was suspended for the rest of the day, while officials examined the damage.
In one of those odd occurrences that seem to be part of the fire service, firefighters were back on the roof of MSA almost exactly 27 years after the first fire.
www.indygov.org /eGov/City/DPS/IFD/History/Fires/msa.htm   (378 words)

  
 SteveHammer.com:Memories of Market Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Going to Market Square Arena in this, its 25th and final season before the Conseco Fieldhouse and the outgoing mayor consign it to the wrecking ball, is a bittersweet affair.
During the formative years of my life, a process which began around the age of 13 and continues to this day, Market Square Arena was the home of rock concerts, as we called them back then.
MSA will be forgotten by the millionaire team owners and bottom-lining politicians.
www.nuvo.net /hammer/msa.html   (807 words)

  
 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
When plans were announced for Market Square Arena in 1971 it was to have also included two 12-story office towers.
Market Square Arena occupied a unique site on the eastern edge of downtown, straddling Market Street between Alabama Street and New Jersey Street.
The project Market Square was selected as the winning proposal to redevelop this site by the city of Indianapolis in February 2004.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu/?id=133632   (226 words)

  
 IndyStar.com: MSA Home
Officials were talking about the implosion, which took months of preparation, just minutes after the arena came tumbling down.
MSA implosion not expected to harm nearby neighbors
MSA is where opponents feared to play: they not only had to play the Pacers, they also had to play the thousands of fans who sat on top of them.
www.indystar.com /library/MSA   (485 words)

  
 Market Square Arena
REA was commissioned by the City of Indianapolis to prepare an urban design study for a 29-block area on the east side of downtown.
The study included the preparation of design guidelines for the redevelopment of the former Market Square Arena (MSA) site and recommendations for public improvements to support and encourage private investment and revitalization.
Final recommendations of the plan include high density mixed-use development with a residential focus on the MSA site, a sequence of linked public open spaces and streetscape enhancements along Market Street, pedestrian-friendly improvements throughout the district, a business development district, relocation of an interstate access ramp, and linkages to adjacent neighborhoods.
www.reasite.com /portfolio/projects/market_sq.htm   (138 words)

  
 Indianapolis Business Journal article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Including the first phase of the Market Square Arena redevelopment project, more than 500 condo units are slated to hit the market by late 2006.
Market Square Partners member Michael Comparato said he believes so many people are interested because The Residences at Market Square is a type of housing product that doesn't exist in the city.
The Market Square project, in addition to its high-rise views of the city, will have doormen, valet parking and a concierge--the type of amenities a buyer might expect in Manhattan or downtown Chicago, Comparato said.
www.urbanspaceusa.com /press/Article_2/RaceToDevelop.html   (1574 words)

  
 NUVO.net | Good-bye, Market Square Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
As I've written many times in the past, the CIB owns MSA and Conseco Fieldhouse but is accountable to nobody but itself.
We could have taken the delays and cost overruns from the implosion of MSA and turned it into a beautiful civic center for the arts.
God bless you, Market Square Arena, and may you rest in peace.
www.nuvo.net /archive/oldarts/articlex898.html   (1177 words)

  
 Indianapolis Chooses MSA Site Redevelopment Project - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
Market Square Partners and the city will work together to meet a series of benchmarks to keep the project moving forward, while also providing opportunities to adapt the project accordingly.
Market Commons, 1.5 acres of open space extending to the City Market plaza, offering a public gathering space for intimate or large public fairs, festivals or outdoor concerts.
The MSA site could spur development on the whole eastside of downtown, creating a “Market District” and anchored by City Market on the western corner of the district, Peterson added.
www.insideindianabusiness.com /newsitem.asp?id=10400&print=1   (1015 words)

  
 lockerbie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It is located in today's Lockerbie Square Secondary Area, which almost encircles the Lockerbie Square Historic Core, and is composed of nine subdivisions platted between 1845 and ca.
In the 20th century the neighborhood, described over a century ago by Riley as "Such a dear little street it is, nestled away from the noise of the city and heat of the day," fell victim to the urban blight and neglect so common in America's cities.
Interstate I-65 access, Market Square Arena (now demolished) and parking lots, took over the old "Germantown." The area between New York and Ohio Sts., mentioned by The Locomotive in 1849, is now a part of Lockerbie Square.
www.ulib.iupui.edu /kade/lockerbie.html   (981 words)

  
 IndyStar.com: MSA
The Indiana Pacers closed Market Square Arena with a bang Friday night - but only because of the postgame fireworks.
He had 12 of his points in the final period, but didn't get the honor of scoring the final basket in the arena's 25-year history.
The identity of the person to score the first one in the first game at MSA - which was played nearly three years before the 22-year-old Foster was born - has been lost to history.
www2.indystar.com /users/news/msa_lastgame2.html   (533 words)

  
 Feedback Letter on the Future of the Market Square Arena Area
Encouraging residential development in the Market Square area not only uses the existing downtown attractions to draw people, it also gives a lot back to downtown, something the suburban style office park does not do.
The city should definitely encourage high rise residential development as a big part of the Market Square are revitalization.
With the downtown office market experiencing a near flat growth curve, it is unlikely too many more office only skyscrapers will be built downtown in the near future.
www.urbanophile.com /~arenn/letters/idi01.html   (3866 words)

  
 Market Square Partners to Open New Model, Sales Center For Indianapolis Condo Project - Newsroom - Inside INdiana ...
In the past few weeks, One Market Square has had enthusiastic response from potential buyers who signed contracts when the development was known as The Residences at Market Square.
About Market Square Partners, LP Market Square Partners, www.OneMarketSquare.com, is a special purpose entity formed for the acquisition and development of the former Market Square Arena site.
Market Square Partners' development team is comprised of the following professional associates: Smoot Construction Co., Mesa Development LLC, DiMella Shaffer, and DeStefano and Partners.
www.insideindianabusiness.com /newsitem.asp?id=15293   (845 words)

  
 Indy's Market Square Arena goes out in clouds of smoke
Charges were placed at 120 points in the arena's domed roof, and hundreds more were placed inside columns and garages.
The arena — the home of the NBA Indiana Pacers, professional hockey, concerts, circuses and high-school sports championships for more than two decades — collapsed in less than 15 seconds.
The arena was closed after the Pacers' last game there in October 1999.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/07/09/loc_indys_market_square.html   (488 words)

  
 Market Square Arena Redevelopment Timeline
MSA Site Redevelopment Group is selected to conduct Market Square Reuse Plan and Market Study.
The Market Square Reuse Plan and Market Study is released.
RFP for a Market Square Vicinity Implementation Plan is issued.
www.indygov.org /eGov/Mayor/PR/2004/2/20040211b_timeline.htm   (207 words)

  
 MyNDY-TV, News and Weather for Indianapolis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
For nearly 30 years, Market Square Arena was part of the downtown landscape.
Then in 2001 the market square arena came crashing down to make room for something new.
One Market Square is one of several downtown residential projects totaling 1,200 living units.
www.wndy.com /dsp_story.cfm?storyid=6285   (382 words)

  
 jonimitchell.com - 1998.10.26 - Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN (jm.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
I was surprised at the many empty seats and was afraid that her music would be lost in an arena of this size.
Joni Mitchell is one of the finest artists of our time, not just in popular music but in the whole of western culture and to have the opportunity to see and hear her perform is genuinely meaningful.
Market Square Arena was too large and impersonal - I would have liked to see her in an intimate venue full of adoring fans.
www.jonimitchell.com /events/event.cfm?id=63   (2990 words)

  
 TheIndyChannel.com - Local News - Reporters Get Last Look At Market Square Arena
Members of the media took a final look inside Market Square Arena Wednesday, before it is demolished this summer.
The holes are being drilled into MSA so that dynamite can be strategically placed for the implosion.
MSA's belongings, including the seats and the scoreboard are now being moved out of the arena.
www.theindychannel.com /news/730141/detail.html   (345 words)

  
 PACERS: Conference Finals History
He had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, in a 23-3 run that pushed the Pacers to a 93-86 victory and, suddenly, they were within one game of the NBA Finals — a heretofore distant, mystical land.
But the Pacers missed their chance to close out the series at home, losing 98-91 — their only playoff loss in MSA that year -- as Starks scored 26 points while Miller struggled (8 of 21 overall, 2 of 7 from the arc).
Though the Pacers beat the Knicks on their home floor soundly in Game 4 (90-78), New York won what turned out to be the final playoff game in Market Square Arena, 101-94 in Game 5, then closed out the series with a 90-82 victory in Madison Square Garden as Allan Houston upstaged Miller.
www.nba.com /pacers/news/conference_finals_history.html   (1901 words)

  
 IndyStar.com: MSA Memories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
When we walked into Market Square Arena I thought I was in the biggest place in the world.
However, in a state where basketball is a religion, (the MSA demolition) is like saying goodbye to the old church you were raised in because the congregation has grown too much and wants fancier stained glass windows.
But when I think of the best night I ever had at MSA it was years and years ago as the Indianapolis Racers won their first division title game with Jacques Demers coaching the likes of Kim Clackson and Pat Stapleton.
www2.indystar.com /users/entertainment/memories.html   (7075 words)

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