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Originally Posted by Rail>Auto
I hate to see the arena go.
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The Civic served the city well for decades, but the past 15 years the metro got an infatuation with building arenas. From 2003-2015 we have built 4 arenas ranging from 4,000 seats to 18,000 seats the aging Civic lost all its tenants to newer options and was losing money. They closed it for good a couple years ago and started pursing a redevelopment plan.
There is a little history in the building though. Our short lived pro team played there when the Kings spilt a season between Omaha and KC. The most notable event that happened there was the debate where the famous Bentsen quip was said.
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"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
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