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{{Short description|Arena in Missouri, United States}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Hy-Vee Arena
| former names = Kemper Arena (1974–2018)<br />Mosaic Arena (2017)
| logo_image = Hy-Vee Arena logo.svg
| logo_size = 200
| image = Hy-Vee Arena 2022.jpg
| image_size = 275
| caption = Exterior view of venue, 2022
| address = 1800 Genessee St<br />[[Kansas City, Missouri]], US
| location = [[West Bottoms]]
| broke_ground = {{Start date|1972|07|17}}
| opened = {{Start date|1974|09|30}}
| renovated = 1976, 1987, 1996, 2017–2018
| owner = Foutch Brothers LLC
| cost = $23 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|23000000|1972}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Helmut Jahn]]
| services engineer = [[HNTB]]
| general_contractor = [[J. E. Dunn Construction Group]]
| capacity = {{unbulleted list|17,513 (1988–1997)|19,500 (1997–2016)|8,500 (2018–present)}}
| tenants = '''Former tenants:''' see the [[#History|History section]]
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| mapframe = no
| groundbreaking_date = {{Start date|2017|09|17}}
| opened_date = {{Start date|2018|10|05}}
| ren_architect = Foutch Architecture and Development
| ren_contractor = McCownGordon Construction
| ren_cost = $39 million
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{{Infobox NRHP
| embed = yes
| name = R. Crosby Kemper Sr. Memorial Arena
| architecture = [[Modern architecture|Modern]]
| added = September 9, 2016
| refnum = 14000160
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| website = {{URL|hyveearena.com}} 
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'''Hy-Vee Arena''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/development/article217395525.html|title=See for yourself: Hy-Vee Arena getting floors, retail spaces with weeks until opening|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> previously known as '''Kemper Arena''', is an [[Arena|indoor arena]] located in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. It has hosted [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Final four|Final Four]] [[basketball]] games, professional basketball and hockey teams, professional wrestling events, the [[1976 Republican National Convention]], concerts, and is the ongoing host of the [[American Royal]] livestock show.

It was originally named for [[Rufus Crosby Kemper Sr.]], a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million from his estate for the arena. In 2016, it was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in recognition of its revolutionary design by [[Helmut Jahn]].<ref name="NRHP listing">{{cite web|title=Kemper Arena |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/14000160.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924193907/https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/14000160.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2016|publisher=[[U.S. National Park Service]]|access-date=September 24, 2016}}</ref>

==History==

===Construction===
[[File:Kemper Arena 11-22-14.jpg|thumb|right|Kemper Arena, 2014, prior to its renovation. The exterior of the facility has remained unchanged, even after its renovation.]]
Kemper Arena was built in 18 months in 1973–74 on the site of the former [[Kansas City Stockyards]] just west of downtown in the [[West Bottoms]] to replace the 8,000-seat [[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City)|Municipal Auditorium]] to play host to the city's professional basketball and hockey teams.

The arena was the first major project of German architect [[Helmut Jahn]], who was to go on to become an important architect of his era.

The building was revolutionary in its simplicity and the fact it did not have interior columns obstructing views. Its roof is suspended by exterior steel trusses. The nearly windowless structure contrasts to Jahn's later signature style of providing wide-open, glass-enclosed spaces. Kemper's exterior skeleton style was to be used extensively throughout Jahn's other projects.

The building cost $22 million and was previously owned by the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Financing came from seven sources:
*$5.6 million from general obligation bonds
*$3.2 million donated by [[Rufus Crosby Kemper Sr.]]
*$575,000 from bond interest
*$1.5 million donated by the American Royal Association
*Land provided by the [[Kansas City Stockyards]] Company
*$10 million from revenue bonds in conjunction with the [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson County]] Sports Authority
*$2 million in federal grants for street work

===1970s===
[[File:1976 Republican National Convention.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|The 1976 Republican National Convention. Left to right, the vice-presidential candidate,  [[Kansas]] Senator [[Bob Dole]], Mrs. [[Nancy Reagan]], Former [[California]] Governor [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Gerald Ford|President Gerald R. Ford]], and Vice-President [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]]. First Lady [[Betty Ford]] is on the far right next to daughter [[Susan Ford]]. ]] 
The arena won architectural awards in the 1970s and had these notable tenants:
*1974–1976 – [[Kansas City Scouts]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
*1974–1985 – [[Kansas City Kings]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
*[[1976 Republican National Convention]] (where President [[Gerald R. Ford]] defeated former [[California]] Governor [[Ronald Reagan]] for the nomination)
* June 18, 1977 [[Elvis Presley]], played to a sold-out arena, only two months prior to his death at age 42.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/elvis-presley-73d6a2b1.html|title = Elvis Presley Concert Setlists|website = setlist.fm}}</ref>

===1979 roof collapse===
On June 4, 1979, at 6:45&nbsp;p.m., a major storm with {{convert|70|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} winds and heavy rains caused a portion of Kemper Arena's roof to collapse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/06/archives/kansas-city-arena-loses-roof-in-storm-few-are-inside-and-all-are.html |title=Kansas City Arena Loses Roof in Storm |last1=Goldberger |first1=Paul |date=June 6, 1979 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> Since the Arena was not in use at the time, no one was injured.

The [[American Institute of Architects]] had given the building an "Honor" award in 1976,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aia.org/library_honorawards_70_79|title=AIA|website=www.aia.org|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> and the AIA, coincidentally, was holding its annual national conference in Kansas City half a mile away at nearby [[Kansas City Convention Center|Bartle Hall]].  The last event in the arena had been a [[Memorial Day]] concert by the [[Village People]] a week earlier, while [[Yes (band)|Yes]] was scheduled to perform a show in its [[List of Yes concert tours (1960s–70s)#Tormato Tour|Tormato Tour]] on June 6.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/182468918/ "Storm Caves In Roof of Kemper; Damage Is Estimated at $1 Million"], ''Kansas City Times'', June 5, 1979, p. 1A and [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/182468952/ 12A]; the coincidence gave rise to an urban legend that, in an ironic twist, the architects' national convention was being held in a 13,000-seat arena "less than 24 hours before the 1979 collapse", see, e.g., ''The Undercover Economist Strikes Back : how to run - or ruin - an economy'' (Abacus, 1979)</ref> Further, the collapse coupled with the 1978 collapse of the [[Hartford Civic Center]] under heavy snow prompted architects to seriously reconsider computer models used to determine the safety of arenas. In response to that earlier incident, city architect Ken Coombs had announced that there was "very little likelihood of a disaster similar to Hartford's" occurring at Kemper Arena or Bartle Hall.<ref>Moore, Roger. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/182469303/ "Arena, Center Roofs 'Safe'; Check Follows Hartford Incident"], ''[[Kansas City Star]]'', January 22, 1978, page 13A.</ref>

The arena was one of the first major projects by influential architect [[Helmut Jahn]] who was to take over the Murphy/Jahn firm founded by [[Charles Murphy (architect)|Charles Murphy]]. Steel trusses that hung from three huge portals supported the reinforced concrete roof. Design elements had called for compensating for winds that caused the roof to swing like a pendulum. The exterior skeleton design had been considered revolutionary in its simplicity (it was built in 18 months).

Two major factors contributed to the collapse.
First, the roof had been designed to gradually release rainwater to avoid overloading sewers. This caused water to pond (where water fills in as the roof sagged), adding to the weight.
Second, there had been a miscalculation on the strength of the bolts on the hangers when subjected to the {{convert|70|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} winds while supporting the additional rainwater weight as the roof swung back and forth. Once one of the bolts gave way there was a [[cascading failure]] on the south side of the roof.

Approximately one acre, or {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} × {{convert|215|ft|m|abbr=on}} of roof collapsed. The air pressure, increased by the rapidly falling roof caused some of the walls to blow out. However, the portals remained undamaged.

The collapse forced the Kansas City Kings to play most of their home games during the [[1979–80 Kansas City Kings season|1979–80 season]] at [[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)|Municipal Auditorium]], which had been the team's primary venue before Kemper Arena was built. The arena's new roof was welded together instead of bolted, and it featured a state-of-the-art network of sensors intended to detect weaknesses in the structure.<ref>Dvorak, John A. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/182557718/ "Kemper Arena roof will have unusual safety devices"], ''[[Kansas City Times]]'', February 8, 1980, page A-4.</ref> The arena reopened on February 20, 1980, with the Kings hosting the [[Seattle SuperSonics]].<ref>Burnes, Cathie. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/182558397/ "Fan Visits Kemper To Find His Roots"], ''[[Kansas City Star]]'', February 20, 1980, page 1C.</ref>

===College basketball mecca===
[[File:1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament - National Semifinals (ticket).jpg|thumb|upright|A ticket for the 1988 Men's NCAA Final Four]]
In the 1980s the arena became famed for its basketball tournaments including:
*[[NCAA]] [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four appearances by school|Men's Final Four in 1988]]
*NCAA [[1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|Women's Final Four in 1998]]
*NCAA Regionals – in 1983, 1986, 1992, and 1995
*NCAA First and Second Rounds – in 1997, 2001, and 2004
*[[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] [[NAIA national men's basketball championship|basketball tournament]] from [[1975 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|1975]] to [[1993 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|1993]]
*[[Big Eight Conference]] Men's Basketball Tournament from 1977 to 1996
*[[Big 12 Conference]] Men's [[Big 12 men's basketball tournament|Basketball tournament]] from 1997 to 2002 and 2005 
*[[CBE Hall of Fame Classic|Guardians Classic]] in 2001
*[[The Summit League|Mid-Continent Conference]] men's basketball tournament in 2003 and 2004

The [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas Jayhawks]] also played at least one men's basketball game a year in Kemper Arena as an outreach to its fanbase in Kansas City, the last such game being against the [[Toledo Rockets]] in the 2006–07 season; since then the Jayhawks have played one regular season game a year in the new [[T-Mobile Center]].

===Other professional sports===
*1974–1976 – [[Kansas City Scouts]] of the National Hockey League played in the arena before the team moved to Denver, becoming the [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]]; they later moved in 1982 to New Jersey, becoming the [[New Jersey Devils]]
*1974–1985 – [[Kansas City Kings]] of the National Basketball Association who moved from Cincinnati, then to Sacramento
*1981–1991 – [[Kansas City Comets (1979–91)|Kansas City Comets]] of the original [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]] (MISL)
*1992–2005 – [[Kansas City Attack]] (later renamed the '''Kansas City Comets''') of the [[National Professional Soccer League II|National Professional Soccer League]] (NPSL) and a later version of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] (MISL)
*1990–2001 – [[Kansas City Blades]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (IHL)
*2000–2002 – [[Kansas City Knights]] of the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]] (ABA)
*2004–2005 – [[Kansas City Outlaws]] of the [[United Hockey League]] (UHL)
*2006–2007 – [[Kansas City Brigade]] of the [[Arena Football League]]
*2007 – National Professional Paintball League (NPPL)[http://www.nppl.com] makes its 4th stop of the 2007 season at Kemper. The event will be the first NPPL event held with a field indoors.
*2013 – [[Kansas City Renegades]] of the [[Champions Professional Indoor Football League]] (CPIFL)

=== Professional wrestling ===
The Kemper Arena hosted [[Professional wrestling]] from 1984 until 2008. Promotions such as [[Central States Wrestling]], [[WWE]], [[National Wrestling Alliance]], [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|Universal Wrestling Federation]], and [[World Championship Wrestling]] all held events  there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saalbach |first=Axel |title=Wrestlingdata.com |url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&sort=ort&land=3&stadt=351&region=40&arena=423&jahr=0&showart=0&ansicht=0&seite=1 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=wrestlingdata.com |language=English}}</ref>

====Death of Owen Hart====
{{Main|Owen Hart#Death|Over the Edge (1999)}}
On May 23, 1999, the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE) hosted the [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]] pay-per-view event at Kemper Arena. During the event, [[Owen Hart]], wrestling under his Blue Blazer [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]], was to make a superhero-like [[Professional wrestling#Ring entrance|ring entrance]], which would have seen him descend from the [[Rafter|arena rafters]] into the [[Wrestling ring|ring]]. He was, however, released prematurely when the [[Abseiling|harness line]] malfunctioned, and [[Owen Hart#Death|fell]] more than {{convert|70|ft}} into the ring and later died at nearby [[Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill]].<ref name="SI">{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/arash_markazi/03/29/hot.read/index.html |title=Bret Hart opens up Thoughts on Owen, McMahon, rough times and more |last=Markazi |first=Arash |date=2006-03-26 |publisher=[[CNN Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=2008-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228124424/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/arash_markazi/03/29/hot.read/index.html |archive-date=February 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="SLAM">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may24_overtheedge.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530091422/http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may24_overtheedge.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 30, 2012|access-date=2008-01-05|title=Hart tragedy overshadows Taker's win|last=Powell|first=John|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=Slam! Wrestling}}</ref> After the incident, the event was halted for 15 minutes, until [[Vince McMahon]] and other WWF Corporate officials made the decision to continue the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may25_wretor.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722192245/http://www.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may25_wretor.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 22, 2012|access-date=2008-05-17|title=With a heavy Hart, the show goes on|last=Cole|first=Glenn|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=Slam! Wrestling}}</ref> Criticism later arose over the WWF's decision to continue the show after the accident.<ref name="Hartanniversary">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may23_martha.html|title=Hart family marks tragic anniversary|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=Slam! Wrestling|last=Hart|first=Martha|access-date=2008-05-12|date=2000-05-23|archive-date=January 1, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101052158/http://slam.canoe.ca/OwenHart/may23_martha.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In court, his widow [[Martha Hart|Martha]], children, and parents sued the [[professional wrestling promotion|organization]], contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robbrobb.com/media_articles.jsp-article=20_02.htm |access-date=2008-01-20 |title=Deal approved in WWF case |last=Margolies |first=Dan |work=The Kansas City star |publisher=Robb & Robb LLC |date=2000-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822145347/http://www.robbrobb.com/media_articles.jsp-article%3D20_02.htm |archive-date=August 22, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> WWF [[settlement (litigation)|settled]] the case out of court, paying {{US$|18&nbsp;million}} to his widow, children, and parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2000/wwe-corporate-wwe-entertainment-inc-announces-settlement-in-owen-hart-case|access-date=2008-01-20|title=WWE Entertainment, Inc. Announces Settlement in Owen Hart Case|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate|date=2000-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114921/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2000/wwe-corporate-wwe-entertainment-inc-announces-settlement-in-owen-hart-case|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> Due to the accident and controversy surrounding the event, the Over the Edge name was retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/faq/?article=wwe|title=WWE (WWF) FAQ|access-date=November 3, 2013|publisher=WrestleView|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604153433/http://www.wrestleview.com/faq/?article=wwe|archive-date=2011-06-04}}</ref> The event was also not released for home video viewing until the launch of the [[WWE Network]] in 2014, where an edited version of the show that displays a tribute to Hart at the beginning but otherwise removes any mention of his involvement was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/46657-wwe-statement-on-over-the-edge-ppv-on-wwe-network|title=WWE statement on Over The Edge PPV on WWE Network|date=February 8, 2014|last=Martin|first=Adam|access-date=March 20, 2014|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/07/wwe-faces-difficult-decisions-on-network-content/ |title= WWE Faces Difficult Decisions On Network Content|work=[[KDKA-TV]]|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> In October 1999, Owen's brother, [[Bret Hart]] and longtime Hart family friend [[Chris Benoit]] had a tribute match in honor of Owen at Kemper Arena on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2015/02/25/monday-nitro-october-4-1999-the-last-great-thing-wcw-did/|title=Monday Nitro – October 4, 1999: The Last Great Thing WCW Did|website=kbwrestlingreviews.com|date=2015-02-25|access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref>

===1990s additions and renovations===
Additional American Royal livestock buildings were built adjoining Kemper in 1991–92 at a cost of $33.4 million (the City of Kansas City built the original American Royal Arena in 1922 nearby for about $650,000)

In 1997, a $23 million expansion made significant changes to the original Jahn design—most notably a glass-enclosed east lobby. Other changes include: 2,000 more seats, upgraded lower-level seating, four restrooms, and a handicapped entrance to the arena.

==Conversion to youth sports and community gym facility==
In 2017–18, the arena underwent a $29 million renovation by Foutch Architecture and Development LLC to be converted into a youth sports facility.<ref name="Collison 2017">{{cite web |last=Collison |first=Kevin |title=Kemper Arena Redevelopment Plan Wins Key Tax Incentives |website=KCUR|date=February 2, 2017|url=http://kcur.org/post/kemper-arena-redevelopment-plan-wins-key-tax-incentives|access-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> The renovated arena features 12 mixed-use hardwood basketball courts, four on the lower level and eight on the new upper level, and a 350-meter indoor running track.<ref name="Rodriguez 2017">{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Lisa |title=Kansas City To Sell Kemper Arena To Foutch Brothers For $1 |website=KCUR |date=February 16, 2017 |url=http://kcur.org/post/kansas-city-sell-kemper-arena-foutch-brothers-1 |access-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> Each level also has spaces for retail services and commercial office space. The renovated arena was previously set to be known as Mosaic Arena as a result of a naming rights sponsorship by [[Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph - Medical Center|Mosaic Life Care]]; however, Mosaic Life Care released its naming rights sponsorship in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kcur.org/post/construction-begins-transform-kemper-arena-mosaic-youth-sports-facility#stream/0|title=Construction Begins To Transform Kemper Arena Into Mosaic, A Youth Sports Facility|first=Elle|last=Moxley|date=September 26, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/12/21/kemper-arena-renovation-construction-photos.html Photo Update: $39M Kemper Arena renovation ahead of schedule and under budget] ''Kansas City Business Journal'' (subscription required)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox4kc.com/2017/12/20/kemper-arena-will-not-be-named-mosaic-arena-after-all-as-mosaic-life-care-releases-naming-rights-sponsorship/|title=Kemper Arena will not be named Mosaic Arena after all as Mosaic Life Care releases naming rights sponsorship|date=December 20, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> On May 17, 2018, Midwestern grocery store chain [[Hy-Vee]] secured the naming rights, making the arena's official name Hy-Vee Arena.<ref>{{cite web|title=KC's historic Kemper Arena to become Hy-Vee Arena under new naming rights deal|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/development/article211274109.html|publisher=[[The Kansas City Star]]|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>

==American Royal==
The [[American Royal]] Association formerly hosted livestock events at Kemper starting when it was first constructed. The Royal also helped pay for the original building. Its offices were located in the building along with the American Royal Museum. The Royal moved to a new complex that includes [[Hale Arena]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Architecture|United States|National Register of Historic Places}}
*[[List of National Basketball Association arenas]]
*[[List of National Hockey League arenas]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Missouri: Downtown Kansas City]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110301000000*/http://aurora.wells.edu/~mps/theses/cove.doc Danielle Cove Thesis "Structure: Form vs. Function" on collapse] Archived by the [[Wayback Machine]].

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kemper Arena}}
* {{Official website|https://hyveearena.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110703080540/http://www.kemperarenakc.com/ Kemper Arena's Website] Archived by the [[Wayback Machine]].

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