The Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena, was constructed in 1979 with a glulam roof structure consisting of 16 arches spanning 288 feet and over 6 feet deep. There was a catastrophic collapse during the erection of the roof causing the death of five construction workers (due to cutting corners during installation). Each glulam arch came in three pieces and were flown from southern Minnesota to Rosemont Illinois.
The Scorpions, an 80's German rock band used live footage from the Rosemont Horizon in their 'Big City Nights' music video.
Gotta love the 80's babes...such great style ladies
