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RCA Dome Roof Fabric to Be Used for Urban Parks (VIDEO)

Jason Bean — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:29:14 +0000

Here’s a great idea for reusing and recycling the fabric roof of RCA Dome and spread it across the city to be used in our local, urban parks.

If you think this is a good idea to support, you can help us vote for it and get Pepsi to foot the bill for the project.

Just Call It the Murat

Jason Bean — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:32:40 +0000

There’s a bit of a discussion and disagreement in the city regarding the recent renaming of the Murat Centre to the Old National Centre since Live Nation sold the naming rights Old National Bank.

According to legal representation for the Murat, the leasing agreement of the facility to Live Nation never included provisions for renaming the venue.

Some people are suggesting boycotting Old National Bank until they make the change, but I say just call it what you want. I remember similar frustration when RCA bought the rights to call the Hoosier Dome the RCA Dome instead. I’ll guarantee you if you say "Old National Centre", people won’t know where you’re talking about and you’ll have to say, "You know, The Murat" anyway.

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More RCA Dome Demolition Footage

Jason Bean — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:08:11 +0000

Here’s another interesting video footage from the recent RCA Dome implosion. Very cool angle for the video.

RCA Dome Implosion and Memories

Jason Bean — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:58:50 +0000

A little bit of Indianapolis history was written and erased from the books Saturday morning. The RCA Dome was imploded to make room for the expanding convention center.

If you’re on twitter and would like to share your own memories of the RCA dome you can post what you’d like with the hashtag of #dome. Of course if you’d just like to read what other people have written you can perform a twitter search for the same #dome tag and see what everyone else remembers.

Stay Away from the RCA Dome Demolition

Jason Bean — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:11:35 +0000

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INDIANAPOLIS – JANUARY 13: A general view of the interior of the RCA DOme from field level during the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Diego Chargers at the RCA Dome on January 13, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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The new Lucas Oil Stadium is a beautiful facility, but it’s going to be somewhat of a sad day to see the RCA Dome take it’s final bow as the facility that held the Colts for their entire Indianapolis career up to this point as the picture above gracefully captures.

Perhaps it being a sad day is a good thing though. If you’re going to be so sad you should just stay at home and record the demolition on your own time when you’re good and ready for it. Whatever you do, the experts are highly suggesting you stay away from downtown and trying to catch it happen in person.

Officials said that the best place to see the implosion in progress is from home.

"I really believe that the best spot will be on TV, because the media cameras will be such that you can see the high angles," Scheele said.

There you have it, it’s kind of like actually going to a Colts game. The view from your living room and your own TV will be more than you could wish for, but there’s just something about being there in person to capture the whole experience. But, given the request of the experts, this time you really should stay home.