Charlotte Coliseum (original)

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entertainment venue indoor arena sports venue

Charlotte Coliseum (original) was a mid-20th-century indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, known for hosting professional basketball teams and major sporting and entertainment events.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Charlotte Coliseum	7
Charlotte Coliseum (1988)	1
Charlotte Coliseum (original) canonical	1
Charlotte Coliseum Annex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T943937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Charlotte Coliseum (original)
Context triple: [Carolina Cougars, homeArena, Charlotte Coliseum (original)]

A. Colonial Life Arena
Colonial Life Arena is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in Columbia, South Carolina, best known as the primary basketball venue for the University of South Carolina.
B. Eakins Oval
Eakins Oval is a large traffic circle and public space in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art that serves as a central hub for cultural events and gatherings in Philadelphia.
C. Cumberland County Civic Center
The Cumberland County Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Portland, Maine, best known for hosting ice hockey games and other major entertainment events.
D. Clinch Park
Clinch Park is a popular waterfront recreational area in downtown Traverse City, Michigan, featuring beach access, walking paths, and scenic views of Grand Traverse Bay.
E. Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a multi-purpose event and convention venue serving as a hub for community, cultural, and entertainment activities in Bessemer, Alabama.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Charlotte Coliseum (original)
Target entity description: Charlotte Coliseum (original) was a mid-20th-century indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, known for hosting professional basketball teams and major sporting and entertainment events.

A. Colonial Life Arena
Colonial Life Arena is a large multi-purpose indoor arena in Columbia, South Carolina, best known as the primary basketball venue for the University of South Carolina.
B. Eakins Oval
Eakins Oval is a large traffic circle and public space in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art that serves as a central hub for cultural events and gatherings in Philadelphia.
C. Cumberland County Civic Center
The Cumberland County Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Portland, Maine, best known for hosting ice hockey games and other major entertainment events.
D. Clinch Park
Clinch Park is a popular waterfront recreational area in downtown Traverse City, Michigan, featuring beach access, walking paths, and scenic views of Grand Traverse Bay.
E. Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a multi-purpose event and convention venue serving as a hub for community, cultural, and entertainment activities in Bessemer, Alabama.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	entertainment venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Charlotte Coliseum (original) ⓘ surface form: Charlotte Coliseum The Big I ⓘ
architecturalStyle	mid-20th-century arena design ⓘ
category	Basketball venues in North Carolina ⓘ Defunct indoor arenas in the United States ⓘ Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States ⓘ Sports venues in Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
constructionCompleted	1955 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demolished	1988 ⓘ
demolitionReason	replaced by newer arena ⓘ
hostedEvent	1958 NBA All-Star Game ⓘ college basketball games ⓘ major concerts ⓘ professional basketball games ⓘ professional ice hockey games ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ
location	Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
notableFor	hosting major entertainment events ⓘ hosting major sporting events ⓘ
opened	1955 ⓘ
operator	Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ surface form: City of Charlotte
ownedBy	Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ surface form: City of Charlotte
partOf	Charlotte sports facilities ⓘ
primaryUse	basketball ⓘ concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ
region	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ⓘ
replacedBy	Charlotte Coliseum (original) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Charlotte Coliseum (1988)
seatingCapacity	10521 ⓘ
status	demolished building ⓘ
tenant	Carolina Cougars ⓘ surface form: Carolina Cougars (ABA) Charlotte 49ers ⓘ surface form: Charlotte 49ers men's basketball Charlotte Hornets (EHL ice hockey) ⓘ Davidson Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ
usedFor	community events ⓘ exhibition events ⓘ high school basketball tournaments ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolina Cougars → homeArena → Charlotte Coliseum (original) ⓘ

Hornets → formerHomeArena → Charlotte Coliseum (original) ⓘ

subject surface form: Charlotte Hornets