Arena's General Manager Profiled

Another great profile of 1st Mariner Arena's general manager, Frank Remesch in today's Baltimore Sun. Writer Chris Kaltenbach touches on the arena's history and its future as well. There's great inside scoop from Remesch regarding the deal he made to get the Rolling Stones to play there in 2006. The arena made little money on the show, but Remesch knew that the concert's impact would help the arena in the long term.

Some Baltimore History

According to historian Wayne Schaumburg, "If you've been to the Baltimore Arena, you've stood where The Great Baltimore Fire started."

More Arena Memories

Check out this Baltimorean's memories of the Civic Center/Arena from brightestyoungthings.com, a largely DC-centric entertainment site.

A History of Rock & Roll in Baltimore

Vocal "major-league sized arena" proponent (here and here), radio personality and Baltimore Sun columnist, Dan Rodricks posted this blog entry detailing Civic Center appearances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Monkees and Herman's Hermits.

A History of Pro Wrestling in Baltimore

From August 4th, here is a nice history of professional wrestling at the Baltimore Civic Center/Arena by Bob Magee of WrestlingDotCom.