The Spectrum, the Philadelphia arena that hosted decades of professional sports and concerts, met its end November 23, 2010, not with a bang but with the brute force of a wrecking ball. The Flyer’s General Manager Bobbie Clarke and Stanley Cup goalie Bernie Parent, both members of the city’s last Stanley Cup team joined Dr. J and a crowd of several thousand people to witness a ceremonial Flyer’s bright orange wrecking ball commence the demolition. Once the ceremonial crane and wrecking ball were moved aside, Geppert Bros., Inc. began working on the Spectrum’s exterior. The interior of the Spectrum contained relatively lightweight reinforced concrete seating bowl that several large excavators began eating through rather quickly.