>The groundbreaking for the new arena should happen in the first week of August.

To place everyone at ease over the cash flow of Don Barden’s (he won the casino license for the Majestic Star and promised new arena funding of $7.5 million for the next 20 years) – the state has an emergency funding to cover any delays from Barden.

Click on the photo at left to learn more about the three Pittsburgh arenas before Mellon Arena opened to the public in September 1961.