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Spectrum

Spectrum is a indoor arena in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1967. Its recorded capacity is 18,369.

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Key facts

Spectrum is a indoor arena in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1967. Its recorded capacity is 18,369. It is owned by Comcast Spectacor and Comcast Spectacor. It is operated by Global Spectrum and Comcast Spectacor. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Spectrum (1967–1994) CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Wachovia Spectrum. Current tenants are Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Phantoms, Philadelphia KiXX, La Salle Explorers, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phantoms.

Location
Philadelphia, United States
Type
Indoor arena
Capacity
18,369
Opened
1967
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Comcast Spectacor, Comcast Spectacor
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Location of Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectrum is at latitude 39.904167, longitude -75.171111, in Philadelphia, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Spectrum
FieldValue
Latitude39.904167
Longitude-75.171111
CityPhiladelphia
RegionPhiladelphia
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Spectrum
200320152026Spectrum (1967–1994) CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Wachovia Spectrum (2003 to 2009)

Spectrum has carried 1 recorded name. Spectrum (1967–1994) CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Wachovia Spectrum (no sponsor) ran 2003 to 2009. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.

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Every recorded name of Spectrum, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Spectrum (1967–1994) CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Wachovia SpectrumNone2003 to 2009Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Spectrum, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerComcast Spectacor1967 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerComcast SpectacorPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorComcast Spectacor1967 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorGlobal SpectrumPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Spectrum and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Philadelphia FlyersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia 76ersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia PhantomsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia KiXXNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
La Salle ExplorersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia FlyersNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia PhantomsNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

33 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Spectrum
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Philadelphia Freedomsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Philadelphia Bulldogsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Philadelphia Fevernot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Philadelphia Wingsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Philadelphia Freedomsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34655not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34654not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34653not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346552026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346542026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346532026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346522026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set32422026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set28822026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set28812026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set28802026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set28792026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set7042026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13760524612026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleSpectrum_(arena)Spectrum (arena)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSpectrum (1967–1994) CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Wachovia Spectrum2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218392026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218382026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218372026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218362026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218352026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set218342026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136422026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136412026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136402026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set136392026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Spectrum (arena) (revision 1376052461). Wikidata item: Q2085822.

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