Docklands Arena

Was an indoor arena and exhibition centre, on the Isle of Dogs, in East London, England. Seating capacity was up to 15,000, depending on the type of event held. It was the home of the London Knights ice hockey team, the London Towers basketball team and later the Greater London Leopards basketball team. First opened in 1989, the arena had a £10 million refit in 1998, although it never managed to become a financial success, in part due to its fairly poor transport access. In 2005 the arena closed permanently. It was superseded as the main arena in East London by The O2 Arena, which is in The O2 entertainment complex (formerly the Millennium Dome). London Arena was served by the Crossharbour and London Arena DLR station, which has since been renamed to simply Crossharbour (in 2007). The arena was demolished in June 2006 and has been replaced by a residential development, including the Baltimore Tower.