Chicago Stadium
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Chicago Stadium was a historic indoor sports arena in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before its demolition in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Stadium canonical | 26 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports venue
ⓘ
indoor sports arena ⓘ |
| architect | Joe McCarthy ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| constructionStartDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.8806°N 87.6742°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1995 ⓘ |
| demolitionEndDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | replaced by more modern arena facilities ⓘ |
| demolitionStartDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century American sports venues ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a classic pre-war American sports arena ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | longtime home of Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Chicago Blackhawks
ⓘ
Chicago Bulls ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
Democratic National Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic National Convention 1932
Democratic National Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic National Convention 1940
NBA Finals games ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals
Republican National Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Republican National Convention 1932
Republican National Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Republican National Convention 1944
NHL playoffs ⓘ
surface form:
Stanley Cup Finals
|
| leagueHosted |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| nickname | The Madhouse on Madison ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large Barton pipe organ
ⓘ
very loud crowd noise and acoustics ⓘ |
| opened | 1929-03-28 ⓘ |
| owner | Chicago Stadium Corporation ⓘ |
| publicTransit | served by Chicago Transit Authority bus routes on Madison Street ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 17,000 for ice hockey
ⓘ
approximately 18,000 for basketball ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1800 West Madison Street ⓘ |
| surface |
hardwood court for basketball
ⓘ
ice rink for hockey ⓘ |
| tenantEndDate |
Chicago Blackhawks 1994
ⓘ
Chicago Bulls 1994 ⓘ |
| tenantStartDate |
Chicago Blackhawks 1929
ⓘ
Chicago Bulls 1967 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ political conventions ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.