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USAir Arena

1 Harry S. Truman Dr

Landover, MD 20774

Opened: December 2, 1973

Closed: March 31, 1996

USAir Arena, originally known as the Capital Centre and then later called US Airways Arena, was an indoor arena in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.

Opened in late 1973, it closed in 1999, and was demolished in 2002. The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey. The elevation at street level was approximately 160 feet (50 m) above sea level.

The U.S. Census Bureau defined the land, later occupied by The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, as being in the Mitchellville census-designated place as of the 1990 U.S. Census, while in the 2000 U.S. Census the area was placed in the Lake Arbor CDP.

The ACC men's basketball tournament was held at Capital Centre in 1976, 1981, and 1987. On December 5, 1981, the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team played against San Diego State with a 71-53 win in their first game at the arena after moving from the McDonough Gymnasium. They played at the arena as their primary home until their last game at the venue on November 25, 1997, against Cleveland State.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 2, 1996	Villanova @ Georgetown	68 - 106
Feb 24, 1996	BC @ Georgetown	64 - 67
Feb 19, 1996	Uconn @ Georgetown	65 - 77
Feb 17, 1996	Memphis @ Georgetown	60 - 81
Feb 3, 1996	Notre Dame @ Georgetown	53 - 70
Jan 31, 1996	West Virginia @ Georgetown	67 - 91
Jan 24, 1996	Syracuse @ Georgetown	64 - 83
Jan 13, 1996	Miami @ Georgetown	67 - 72
Jan 6, 1996	Seton Hall @ Georgetown	76 - 85
Dec 20, 1995	Morgan State @ Georgetown	60 - 104