And by “official,” we mean Officially Official and Stamped By The Office Of Official Offices:

(Philadelphia, PA – July 15, 2008) – Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider today declared “this will be the final year of the Spectrum.” Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm which owns the arena, will close the 42-year-old Spectrum at the conclusion of the upcoming 2008-09 hockey and soccer seasons.

“This has been one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” said Snider. “The Spectrum is my baby. It’s one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me, but after a lot of thinking and discussions, we all feel it is in our best interest to close the Spectrum at the conclusion of the upcoming 2008-09 Philadelphia Phantoms and Kixx seasons.”

It is still yet to be determined when and how the Spectrum will come down, whether by implosion or by other means.

Implosion? Explosion? Well, hell, since we’re putting it out on the table, can we smoke it? I mean, it would kind of make sense, no? Meantime, Comcast-Spectacor has put together RememberTheSpectrum.com, a memorial site and fittingly, Ed Snider is the only person who has memories of the place. The rest of us saw Foreigner there.
Previously: COMFORTABLY NUMB IS ABOUT US!
Related: Breaking: Comcast Spectacor Reveals Plans For Philly Live! (Their Exclamation Point, Not Ours)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 at 9:30 am.