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 to play host to the city's professional basketball and hockey teams. It was the home of the Kansas City Scouts of the National Hockey League in the 1974-75 and 1975-76 seasons. Hy-Vee Arena (previously known as Kemper Arena) is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the improvements was an increase of the seating capacity to 7,000. Located in Kansas City’s Historic West Bottoms, Hy-Vee Arena is the Nation’s first multi-level, multi-functional sports complex. “The arena’s cool white exterior was largely intact,” the New York Times later reported. Two separate floors house 12 hardwood maple courts, dining, businesses, and retail space offer an unparalleled experience. Hy-Vee Arena –Renovation for a Future Program Roof was quickly rebuilt. Several inches of rain poured down in less than an hour.

The wooden roof of the 20,000-seat arena … On this date in 1979, the roof of the Rosemont Horizon (which would later become Allstate Arena) collapsed and killing five workers and injuring 16. On June 4, 1979, at 6:45 p.m., a major storm with 70mi/h winds and heavy rains caused a portion of Kemper Arena's roof to collapse. The Hy-Vee Arena then known as the Kemper Arena is a 19,500 seat arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kemper Arena after roof collapse The roof of the building collapses on June 4, 1979 when a major storm with 70mph/110km/h winds and heavy rains. It is currently undergoing a $39 million renovation by Foutch Brothers LLC to be converted into a youth sports facility. After playing their first season in the International Amphitheater, the Packers changed their name to the Zephyrs and moved into the Coliseum in … Since the Arena was not in use at the time, no one was injured. The arena was re-furbished for use by the Chicago Packers, an expansion NBA team. Around 7:10 pm, whipping wind and a deluge of rain caused the center of the roof to collapse onto the arena’s floor. That’s over 82,000 square feet of column free space. 1997 Remodel • New front entry, glass atrium • Bowl on east side was increased, adding 2000 seats • Maximum capacity was 19,500 • Roof was reconfigured to support identical upgrade to west • Cost: $23M 2007 Sprint Center opens, rendering Kemper obsolete The renovated Kemper Arena will feature 12 mixed-use hardwood basketball courts, four on the lower level and eight on the upper, and a 350-meter indoor running track.