|
Year Opened |
1981 |
| Capacity |
19,968 (Nets),
19,040 (Devils), 20,000 (general event) |
|
Architect |
Grad Partnership |
| Web Site |
www.meadowlands.com |
| Phone |
201/935-8500 |
|
Anchor Tenants |
New Jersey Nets
(NBA) / New Jersey Devils (NHL) / Seton Hall
(NCAA) |
| Parking |
Plenty of
parking spaces on the Meadowlands complex. |
|
Directions |
50 Route 120,
East Rutherford, NJ 07073.
From the George
Washington Bridge: Follow Interstate 95
South signs to the New Jersey Turnpike south
western spur (Sports Complex to exit 16W),
which provides direct access to the Sports
Complex parking areas. From the Lincoln
Tunnel: Take Route 3 West and follow the
signs to the Sports Complex and Racetrack.
Traveling North on the New Jersey Turnpike:
Follow the Western Spur (Sports Complex to
Exit 16W), which provides direct access to
Sports Complex parking areas. If congested,
use eastern spur (Lincoln Tunnel) to exit
16E to Route 3 West, follow directions
above. Traveling South on the Garden State
Parkway: Garden State Parkway South to exit
163 (Route 17). Follow Route 17 to Paterson
Plank Road. Take Paterson Plank Road east to
the Sports Complex. Traveling North on the
Garden State Parkway:
Garden State Parkway North to exit 153A
(Route 3). Follow Route 3 East to the Sports
Complex. From Holland Tunnel or
Brooklyn-Staten Island Bridge Crossings:
Take New Jersey Turnpike extension to the
Turnpike North. Follow directions above. |
History
Continental Airlines Arena is part of the
Meadowlands Sports Complex, standing alongside
Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Race Course.
Located off the New Jersey turnpike, the venue
is only a few miles outside of Manhattan.
Home to the NHL’s
New Jersey Devils, the NBA’s New Jersey Nets,
and the Seton Hall University (NCAA) men’s
basketball team, the arena was a joint venture
between Grad Partnership and Dilullo, Clauss,
Ostroki & Partners. Originally named the
Brendan Byrne Arena when it opened, the building
was renamed in 1996.
A popular site for
concerts, the arena was designed with
exceptional acoustics in mind and has a lesser
facility fee for artists than competing venues.
Bruce Springsteen was the arena’s inaugural
event when he opened the first of six concerts
on July 2, 1981. The Nets made their debut on
October 30 of that year against the New York
Knicks.
