It started as a penny bazaar when it opened in the market in the 1880s.
Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium was one of the first grand soccer palaces when it opened in 1947.
Red Mountain is a case in point: When it opened in 1998, its primary guests were weight-loss-focused.
When it opened two years ago in the heart of Soho, Koya was a runaway success.
His Elektra chain was the first retailer to enter the business when it opened Banco Azteca in 2002.
Desdemona, Ong's interpretation of Othello, got similarly mixed reviews when it opened the Singapore Arts Festival last month.
Iron Man 3 occupied way more of the social conversation when it opened last weekend earning more than 1 million mentions.
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He and another accused, who both now live in South Africa, refused to attend the trial when it opened on Monday.
The World Class Learning Academy, which had 30 students when it opened in September, already has 75 enrolled for next year.
It may have been a Hollywood blockbuster when it opened three-quarters of a century earlier, but it was beginning to fall apart.
Matilda the Musical, written by Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly, received rave reviews from US critics when it opened in April.
The railway was lauded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1909 and it remains a striking homage to the chutzpah of its creators.
The current excavations started with the dismantling of a 1960s reconstruction of the Temple of Mithras, a popular visitor attraction when it opened.
Since 1929, when it opened, the museum has become a fixture in the cultural life of the city, not to say the world.
That's what happened to IFC's "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" when it opened in April 2002 and ran all summer long, a huge hit.
It was among the first in the city to honour speakeasy culture when it opened a seating-room only, craft cocktail lounge in June 2009.
The big change in India came in 1991, when it opened up its economy to the world after years of protectionism and an economic crisis.
Hastings said the inventory would rapidly grow and improve, noting that Netflix itself started with just 1, 000 DVD titles when it opened for business in 1999.
Joe's Pizza leapt to the forefront of the battle to preserve the classic slice when it opened a second location on 14th street earlier this month.
Enormously successful during its 40-day summer meet, Saratoga still looks a lot like it did when it opened in the little town in upstate New York.
The 22-story Park Hotel, the tallest building in China when it opened in 1934, looms over People's Square -- once the oval of the city's horse-racing track.
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Motown the Musical, which features songs by Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, was called a "mess" by Variety's reviewer when it opened in mid-April.
One of the key ways in which we leverage IT is to streamline our multi-story facility, which was the first of its kind when it opened in 1998.
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The UN first asked for permission to visit the camp when it opened in January 2002, months after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan which toppled the Taleban regime.
The city, which oversaw the renovation of the museum, had hoped when it opened that it would help boost the down economy in the heart of downtown Vegas.
The Elgin Theatre, an elegant Art Deco structure on the corner of Eighth Avenue and West Nineteenth Street, in Chelsea, was a movie theatre when it opened, in 1941.
Samba clubs have come and gone, but one of Lapa's mainstays is Carioca da Gema, a pioneer among music bars to the area when it opened back in 2000.
It worked fine when it opened 50 years ago.
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The film set records when it opened last weekend, becoming the third highest-grossing opening of all time behind The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3 and the biggest opening of 2009, according to Box Office Mojo.
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