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- The arena opened in October 2005 as Charlotte Bobcats Arena. The name was changed to Time Warner Cable Arena when the naming rights were purchased in 2008.
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The arena opened in October 2005 as Charlotte Bobcats Arena. The name was changed to Time Warner Cable Arena when the naming rights were purchased in 2008. [5] When Charter Communications purchased Time Warner Cable in 2016, the name was again changed to reflect the Spectrum trade name.
Feb 20, 2024 · The arena was constructed despite the Charlotte Coliseum only being 13 years old at the time. When it opened, it was called Charlotte Bobcats Arena. The naming rights were sold in 2008 and it became Time Warner Cable Arena for the next eight years.
Time Warner Cable Arena A new arena to host the Bobcats at uptown Charlotte began its construction in July 2003, and the team would play its home games at the Coliseum until the new building was ready.
The arena opened as the Time Warner Cable Arena on October 21, 2005, costing $265 million. Architects hoped the building would bring the city together, as its location and large outdoor plaza, among other features, would suggest.
Finally, a new arena in Uptown, which would eventually become the Charlotte Bobcats Arena (later to become Time Warner Cable Arena and now known as the Spectrum Center), was included in a non-binding referendum for a larger arts-related package, and Shinn withdrew his application to move the team. Polls showed the referendum on its way to passage.
The name of the venue comes from a naming rights deal when Charter Communications purchased the rights from Time Warner Cable. The venue’s construction was first proposed in a 2001 public referendum for an art package that included money for building a new arena.
The $260 million Time Warner Cable Arena was constructed in downtown Charlotte and opened in 2005. The arena features a modern design but includes many features that allows it to fit in with its surroundings. The Bobcats played their first game at the arena on November 11, 2005.
