10 Facts About Omni Coliseum

Omni Coliseum was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Omni Coliseum was noted for its distinctive space frame roof, often joked about as looking like an egg crate or a rusty waffle iron.

Only surviving component of the Omni Coliseum is its scoreboard, which now hangs in the pavilion of the State Farm Arena.

Many major and historic wrestling events took place at the Omni Coliseum, including Starrcade, the first WarGames match during the Great American Bash tour, and the first Slamboree in 1993.

Omni Coliseum was home to the NBA's Atlanta Hawks from 1972 to 1997.

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The Omni Coliseum was home to the NHL's Atlanta Flames from 1972 until 1980, and the Atlanta Knights of the IHL .

Omni Coliseum was the indoor home of the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League, as well as the Atlanta Attack of the American Indoor Soccer Association.

Omni Coliseum was Atlanta's primary concert venue from 1972 to 1997.

Omni Coliseum did not last nearly as long as many other arenas built during the same time period, in part because a number of its innovations did not work as intended.

The NHL determined the Omni Coliseum was not suitable even as a temporary facility, and would only grant Atlanta an expansion team if Turner guaranteed a brand-new arena would be in place by the time the new team took the ice.