Plans are in place to tear down the building I’ve always referred to as the Hoosier Dome although it’s been known as the RCA Dome for a long time now.

It will be a sad day for me when that happens.  

I wasn’t involved in the actual construction of the dome, but I it sure seemed like I was there every day when it was being built back in the early 1980s. That’s  because I worked for the paint store in Indianapolis that provided more than 2,000 gallons of brown block filler for the interior walls of the dome.

The dome always could be seen from IUPUI where I spent part of my days back then attending school. 

The dome is always the place where I received my degree in journalism back in the early 1980s. My sister would later receive her degree in the same building.

Over the years I attended a number of state boys basketball finals in the Dome, and it was a real treat to see my alma mater, Ben Davis, win a title there back in 1996 (back before class basketball began).

I also had the chance to watch the Owls compete for a state title there back in 1991.

I also watched numerous Colts games there as well as a couple of NCAA tournament games. 

The place holds a lot of memories for me, and I’ll sure miss it.