[1] The first event at the arena was the Quaker City Jazz Festival on September 30, 1967,[3] produced by Larry Magid. Elvis Australia was founded in 1996 www.elvis.com.au was literally born from the concept of wanting to represent 'Elvis'. Here are some unpublished images from the Philadelphia show on JUNE 23, 1974 evening show. Johnny B. Goode (James Burton) (The roof was repaired in time to permit the Flyers to return to the Spectrum to open their first Stanley Cup playoffs against the St. Louis Blues on April 4, 1968; the opening faceoff came just as the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was transpiring in Memphis, Tennessee. Before the game against Carolina, the Flyers honored the team captains in the franchise's history. Thank you for posting this. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0e282a5fc5023a I Hope You're Happy Now Opened in 1967 as the first of the five modern facilities to be built at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex between 1967 and 2004, by the time it closed in 2009 the Spectrum was the oldest of the four venues still standing of the two indoor arenas and four outdoor stadiums built at the South end of Broad Street since 1926. With the demolition of the Spectrum, the Wells Fargo Center has now become the oldest of the complex's three current venues. I was very excited about seeing Elvis once again. Not only was it the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers, but it has hosted thousands of other events including NCAA Final Fours, All Star Games, Track . Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum Musicians. Shipbuilding Spectrum History. The statue was removed several times over the years to be used in the filming of sequels to the original film. May 28, 1977: Elvis Presley at The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16. Ticket thanks to Paul Altobelli. Peace In Our Time - EC solo In the 1970s, the venue's location near Broad Street and the reputation for fisticuffs that the Flyers had developed led to the nickname "Broad Street Bullies.". It is also one of a handful of venues to host the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals at the same time, doing so in 1980 (all four major Philadelphia teams would reach the championship round of their respective sport in 1980). Elvis Presley : Philadelphia Spectrum, Saturday, May 28, 1977. The 199596 NHL and NBA seasons were the final ones for the Flyers and the 76ers at the Spectrum. The complex's total area expanded with the addition of each new facility and now takes up the entire SE quadrant of the grounds occupied in 1926 by Philadelphia's Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, a massive 184-day World's fair built on 700+ acres of until then largely undeveloped city owned swamp and park land (including League Island Park) adjacent to the U.S. Navy Yard bounded by 10th Street, Packer Ave., 23rd Street, and Terminal Avenue. In 2003 the Eagles moved to Lincoln Financial Field, a purpose built football/soccer stadium located SE of the Spectrum site directly across 11th Street from the Wells Fargo Center. If this is you, come work your life's passion at Spectrum and earn your living where your heart is! The stage was placed in the middle of the Spectrum floor, and the other half of the arena behind the stage was closed off with curtains, creating a theater-like environment.
