Forest Hills Stadium

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Forest Hills Stadium is a historic open-air tennis and concert venue in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York City, known for hosting major tennis championships and prominent musical performances.

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Forest Hills Stadium canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert venue
open-air arena
stadium
tennis venue
architecturalStyle bowl-shaped concrete stadium
associatedClub West Side Tennis Club
borough Queens
capacity approximately 14000
category music venue in New York City
sports venue in Queens, New York
tennis venue in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasTypeOfRoof open-air
historicStatus considered a historic sports venue in New York City
historicUse Davis Cup ties
professional tennis tours
hostedTournament U.S. National Championships
US Open (tennis)
hostedUSNationalChampionshipsFrom 1915
hostedUSNationalChampionshipsUntil 1977
inception 1923
locatedIn Forest Hills
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

Queens
United States of America
surface form: United States
location Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City
namedAfter Forest Hills neighborhood
nearbyFacility Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
surface form: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (within Queens)
neighborhood Forest Hills
notableEvent site of the U.S. National Championships before move to Flushing Meadows
notableFor hosting major tennis championships
hosting prominent musical performances
opened 1923
operator West Side Tennis Club
owner West Side Tennis Club
primaryUse concerts
tennis tournaments
publicTransit Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station
surface form: Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)

Forest Hills LIRR station
surface form: Long Island Rail Road Forest Hills station
renovation major restoration and modernization in the 2010s
reopenedAsConcertVenue 2013
roleInTennis former primary venue of the U.S. National Championships
surface grass (historical tennis surface)
hard court (later tennis surface)
use seasonal outdoor concert series

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Forest Hills hasLandmark Forest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills hasHistoricSite Forest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills, Queens knownFor Forest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills, Queens hasLandmark Forest Hills Stadium