Jan 30, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; General exterior view of the Wells Fargo Center prior to a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Bill Streicher
Wells Fargo Center signage is being taken down in South Philadelphia as the home of the Sixers and Flyers transitions to its new identity at Xfinity Mobile Arena:
@AntSanPhilly Changes are happening! pic.twitter.com/toLUNNJdXk
Back in May, Comcast Spectator announced that the center would be renamed Xfinity Mobile Arena beginning in September. They even released the following rendering of the new signage, which is yet to be installed:
Xfinity Mobile Arena will be the new name of the arena that houses the Sixers and Flyers. (Comcast Spectacor)The Wells Fargo Center signage removal represents the end of an era. That's been the name of the arena since 2010. Prior to that, it was also called CoreStates Center (1996-1998), First Union Center (1998-2003) and Wachovia Center (2003-2010). However, all of those name changes represented the bank that was initially called CoreStates merging with another bank. From 1996-2025, it was really different variations of the same bank. This new name will be the first time that it's an entirely different corporate sponsor of the arena. It would be interesting to know why it's now an arena, and no longer a center.
