Gardens' visiting dressing room. Duranti's then closed in December 2008 and the apartment building that replaced the Gardens was to be torn down and renovated. Jim Kubus, the editor of pittsburghhockey.net, a local history site, and his brother removed the bricks before the wall could be destroyed and stored them for the next two years. Today, a Captain Morgan-sponsored lounge, which is located inside Pittsburgh's current multi-purpose arena, the PPG Paints Arena, contains a small section of that particular wall from the Duquesne Gardens. Billy Conn, the famed Pittsburgh boxer who nearly won a match against Joe Louis, fought at the Gardens. On June 18, 1998, the intersection where the Gardens once stood was dedicated as "Billy Conn Blvd." Demolition of The Gardens brought a temporary end to professional ice hockey in Pittsburgh, as there was no other suitable arena to replace it. The Rochester Americans replaced the Hornets in the AHL. Construction of the Pittsburgh Civic Arena began in 1958, three miles to the west of the Gardens. Notes References Indoor ice hockey venues in Pennsylvania Defunct indoor ice hockey venues in the United States International Professional Hockey League venues Defunct National Hockey League venues Western Pennsylvania Hockey League venues Pittsburgh Hornets Pittsburgh Panthers basketball venues Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) Pittsburgh Professionals Pittsburgh Shamrocks Sports venues in Pittsburgh Demolished sports venues in Pennsylvania Basketball Association of America venues Basketball venues in Pittsburgh National Basketball League (United States) venues Pittsburgh Raiders Transport infrastructure completed in 1896 1896 establishments in Pennsylvania Defunct indoor arenas in Pennsylvania 1956 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Sports venues demolished in 1956