Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Located beside the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the Wachovia Center. The Wachovia Spectrum was built in the 60's, and will be closing in October 2009. The Wachovia Center on the other hand is fairly new. It is not going to interfere with the Philly Live! Complex. The center was opened in 1996, after two years of construction. It is owned by the same owners of the Spectrum, Comcast Spectator and operated by Global Spectrum. The arena was first named Spectrum II, but naming rights have been sold a few times, until Wachovia got a hold of them.

From 2004 to 2008 the Wachovia Center was home to the Philadelphia Soul AFL team. It is still home to the Philadelphia flyers, 76ers, and Wings. The facility was first opened as a home for the NHL Flyers. Since it was large enough to accommodate the other teams it has also been used by them. The construction costs totaled to $210 million.

Wachovia has struggled in the subprime mortgage crisis. It struggled so much that Wells Fargo eventually won against Citi Bank to take over the Wachovia banks. The merger has yet to be fully complete, but once the integration is finished the Spectrum will carry the Wells Fargo name. Wells Fargo already has two arenas, one in Arizona and a second in Iowa that carries its name.

The indoor arena provides 21,600 seats for basketball and only 19,500 for hockey. There are 126 luxury suites with 1880 club seats at the facility. Also on site are restaurants at the public and private levels for all patrons. Some of the restaurants are for club ticket holders only. Over the years the Flyers have hosted games against the Detroit Red Wings. They even won the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Red Wings. College basketball has also had a few tournaments and games at the arena. In 2006 Comcast announced a new center hung scoreboard. It was created by ANC Sports. There is a liner LED display with plenty of screens going around it for playback. There are also a number of HDTV's spread throughout the concourses and restaurants so ticket holders will not miss a moment of the games.

The arena caters to more than sports. The Wachovia Center opened with Oasis, Manic Street Preachers, and Screaming Trees. The crowd was about 12,000 large. Guns N' Roses, The Grateful Dead, AC/ DC, Aerosmith, Christian Aguilera, Alice In Chains, Miley Cyrus, Green Day, Janet Jackson, and Phil Collins are just a few of the artists who have had concerts at the center. Others include Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, ColdPlay, New Kids on the Block, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Barbra Streisand, The Who, Justin Timberlake, Yanni, Stevie Wonder, and George Michael. Metallica also appeared at the Wachovia Arena

With performances comes the need for food. Concessions will range from local favorites such as Philly Steaks to popcorn, hot dogs, cotton candy, hamburger and more. Beverages like soda and beer are also provided, among other typical drinks.