467 Gulge Arena
| 467 Gulge Arena | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Location: Minersville, GA, USQ | ||
| Built: January 1st, 1939 | ||
| Stadium | ||
| Former Names | 467 Gulge Stadium (1951-1955) | |
| Address | 467 Gulge Lane | |
| Public Transit | MINPT Gulge Station Minersville Bus Station 46, Line 1 | |
| Owner | Minersville City Stadium Board | |
| Operator(s) | Minersville Miners | |
| Capacity | 93,218 | |
| Surface | Blacktop/Turf | |
| Type | Open Arena, belowground | |
| Tenants | ||
| Current Tenants | Minersville Miners | |
| Past Tenants | Grassland State University | |
| Major Events | Numerous VERA World Cups Chantpions Enclosed Tour 1956 and 1962 Champions Cups | |
| Construction | ||
| Broke Ground | September 9th, 1933 | |
| Opened | January 1st, 1939 | |
| Construction Cost | Modern-Day Ð72.5 million ($725 million) | |
| Architect | Quentinian Concrete Company | |
| Project Manager | Private-Public Ventures | |
| Structural Engineer | Quentinian Concrete Company | |
| Services Engineer | DuBuis Services Division | |
| General Contractor | Private-Public Ventures | |
467 Gulge Arena is an open arena with a blacktop and turf surface, located in Minersville, GA, in the United States of Quentin. The arena serves as the home of the Minersville Miners, a professional roofball team in the Quentinian Roofball Organization, and also hosts Quentinian Quadrathameet events. The arena has also hosted many international roofball events over the years for the Venturian Roofball Association. The facility is actually one of the oldest stadiums in the country which is still in use, being older than Kindy Bost-Jameson Field in Jameisville and being built in 1939. The arena is unique in that its name is actually its address, at 467 Gulge Lane in Minersville. It is also unique in that it is built almost entirely underground, with only a small portion of about two stories being visible aboveground. This gives the arena a cave-like feel, and the only natural light which comes in is from the open roof. In addition to sporting events, the arena also hosts concerts. The arena was the first arena for the Miners, the only one the team has ever used.
A nickname for the arena is the Minersville Gulge, or the Minersville Cave, due to the fact that it is built partially underground. 467 Gulge has a capacity of over 93,218 people, and it is one of the larger stadiums in the country, being ranked 7th in the QRO. The maximum capacity of the stadium including standing room is over 107,000. The stadium's record attendance was set in 1980, with the ERC Title Game, which the Miners won to advance to the Champions Cup against the BizTown Mailers, where the attendance was 113,420. The arena includes four video screens in the corners, and has four tiers of seating, including field-side, first ring, middle row, and upper decks, along with special guest seating above the wall, which is traditional for roofball games. A room which is used to generate electricity for the stadium also attracts fan gatherings, who can watch the game from the open wall. The fans are known as the smoke and smog gang, and they gather in the electricity room even though it is technically not allowed.
