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Its construction was part of a shift of attention from downtown Cleveland to the city's outer eastern suburbs after the opening of Interstate 271 in 1972, with, for example, the 1974 opening of the Richfield Coliseum, as the area's largest arena, in rural Richfield, at Interstate 271; the 1974 moves of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team and the Cleveland Crusaders WHA hockey team from the downtown Cleveland Arena to the Richfield Coliseum; the 1970 opening of the SeaWorld Ohio marine theme park in rural Aurora, also just off interstate 271; and the expansion of adjoining amusement park Geauga Lake at the same time.

Closing
In the early 1990s, the Front Row closed. This change was consistent with a reversal of the early 1970s trend in greater Cleveland's attention, a 1990s revitalization of the downtown city center, with the opening of the Playhouse Square theaters, Jacobs Field, the Quicken Loans Arena, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; the move of the Cavaliers from the Richfield Coliseum to ___; and the closings of Sea World and Geauga Lake. Acts that would have played the Front Row now play Playhouse Square.