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| Address | 1901 West Madison Street |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°52′50″N 87°40′27″W / 41.88056°N 87.67417°W |
| Public transit | Green at Damen (beginning in 2024) GreenPink at Ashland Blue at Illinois Medical District |
| Owner | United Center Joint Venture (UCJV) (Chicago Bulls 50%/Chicago Blackhawks 50%)[1] |
| Operator | United Center Joint Venture |
| Capacity | Concerts: 23,500 Basketball: 20,917 (standing room to at least 23,129[2] Hockey: 19,717 (standing room to at least 22,428)[3] |
| Field size | 960,000 sq ft (89,000 m2) |
| Scoreboard | Mitsubishi Electric[4] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 6, 1992[5] |
| Built | 1992–1994 |
| Opened | August 18, 1994 |
| Renovated | 2009–10 (300 Level) 2014 (exterior) |
| Expanded | 2016–17 (atrium) |
| Construction cost | $175 million ($360 million in 2023 dollars[6]) |
| Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) W. E. Simpson Company, Inc. Marmon Mok |
| Project manager | International Facilities Group, LLC[7] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | Flack + Kurtz[8] |
| General contractor | Morse Diesel/Huber Hunt & Nichols[9] |
| Tenants | |
| Chicago Bulls (NBA) (1994–present) Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) (1994–present) | |
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United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named after its corporate sponsor United Airlines, which has been based in Chicago since 2007 and has a hub at O'Hare International Airport. With a capacity of nearly 21,000, the United Center is the largest arena by capacity in the NBA, and second largest arena by capacity in the NHL. It also has a seating capacity of 23,500 for concerts.
Opening in 1994, the United Center replaced the Chicago Stadium, which was located across the street. The first event held at the arena was WWF SummerSlam. Due to the lockout, the Blackhawks did not move in until January 1995. In 1996, the United Center hosted the Democratic National Convention.[10]
The arena is home to a statue of Michael Jordan erected in 1994. Originally located outside the arena, it now stands inside an atrium which was added in 2017.[11] The Jordan statue has since been joined by statues of Blackhawks ice hockey players Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, while a statue of various Blackhawks players is located across the street on the site of Chicago Stadium.
On March 25, 2021, the United Center became Chicago's logistical hub to support the city's efforts against COVID-19.[12]
- ^ Maidenberg, Micah (October 1, 2014). "Blackhawks, Bulls Owners Mull Office Project Next to United Center". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ "Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 2, OT". National Hockey League. Associated Press. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ Thompson, Phil (March 20, 2019). "A new scoreboard is coming to the United Center. It will have the largest high-def screens among NBA and NHL arenas". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Sullivan, Paul; Reardon, Patrick (April 7, 1992). "Dignitaries Dig in at New Stadium Fete". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "International Facilities Group - United Center". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Weiss, Lois (January 4, 1995). "Engineers Mark 25th Anniversary". Real Estate Weekly. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ United Center - Emporis.com
- ^ "Speakers send a strong message". Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan). August 27, 1996. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "The Michael Jordan statue has new home inside the United Center atrium". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Updates | United Center". www.unitedcenter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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