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The Philadelphia Flyers released new information and sketches about their new arena that they plan to move into sometime in 2030. And on first impression, it has a very familiar look to it.
In a release this morning, the first sketches or renderings of the future home to the Flyers, the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers, and a future Women’s National Basketball Association franchise were released. The venue will be located in South Philadelphia on the grounds of where the first home for the Flyers, the Spectrum, was constructed.
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The new venue has a very similar appearance to Spectrum in some respects, the Flyers home arena from their inaugural season in 1967-68 through to 1995-96. The team then moved into the CoreStates Center, otherwise known currently as Xfinity Mobile Arena. The CoreStates Center is what is now the Xfinity Mobile Arena, but has gone through a few name changes. Initially it was called CoreStates Center until 1998, then became the First Union Center until 2003. From there, the venue became the Wachovia Center through 2010 before changing its naming rights were changed again to the Wells Fargo Center which lasted through the end of the 2024-25 season. But regardless of the name changes, the Flyers never quite dominated in this current venue like that did in the old one.
“The arena’s architecture draws inspiration from the shape of the Spectrum, which hosted the Flyers and the 76ers for nearly three decades, and reimagines it through a contemporary design lens,” the release says. “The exterior will be defined by stacked, cantilevered bands that break down the scale of a typical arena and create a bold, instantly recognizable profile as a new South Philadelphia landmark.”
While being a huge boost to the economy of the city through job creation and the businesses that will grow around the new venue, the venue will also be home to concerts and other live entertainment in addition to being the home for the three professional franchises. The goal is to have the venue opened in time for the WNBA’s season for 2030. The current WNBA season begins in mid-May, so roughly the goal is to use that as a timeline to get things finished.
“This is a new era for Philadelphia sports. To build our future where Ed Snider and the Spectrum made history makes this project truly special,” Comcast Corporation Chairman Brian Roberts said.
The global design firm Populous as well as American architect Moody Nolan are the team responsible for creating the arena. According to their site, Populous is responsible for designing several arenas and sporting facilities in Australia, the Middle East and the U.S., including the new Aloha Stadium construction in Hawaii.
Ideally, the Spectrum-like appearance means that the Flyers return to their dominant winning ways in their future home. Or end their time at Xfinity Mobile Arena on a winning note. The Spectrum saw Philadelphia win nearly 700 regular season games over its tenure (696) while also winning 79 playoff games. And of course hosted the team’s first Cup-clinching game against the Bruins in a 1-0 victory on May 19, 1974.