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Cross Insurance Arena (formerly Cumberland County Civic Center) is a multi-purpose arena located in Portland, Maine. Built in 1977, at a cost of US$8 million, it is the home arena for the Maine Mariners of the ECHL. There are 6,206 permanent seats in the arena, and it seats up to 9,500 for concerts.
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| Former names | Cumberland County Civic Center (1977–2014) |
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| Address | 1 Civic Center Square |
| Location | Portland, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°39′20″N 70°15′33″W / 43.65556°N 70.25917°W / 43.65556; -70.25917 |
| Owner | Cumberland County |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity | Seats: 6,206 Concerts: 9,500 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1975 |
| Opened | March 3, 1977 |
| Renovated | October 2012 – February 2014 |
| Construction cost | US$8 million ($40.2 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Eduardo Catalano Architects[2] E. Crawley Cooper[3] (original) Sink Combs Dethlefs & WBRC Architects (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Maine Mariners (AHL) (1977–1992) Portland Pirates (AHL) (1993–2013, 2014–2016) New England Stingers (RHI) (1994) Portland Mountain Cats/Wave (USBL) (1996–1997) Maine Mariners (ECHL) (2018–present) Maine Mammoths (NAL) (2018) | |
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shanahan, Mark (August 28, 1999). "Local & State Reporter's Notebook". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ Griffin, Mary (April 25, 2002). "Civic Center Opens In 1977 And Has Never Looked Bad". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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