The Arena
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The Arena was a historic indoor sports and entertainment venue in Philadelphia that hosted boxing, wrestling, basketball, and various other events throughout much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Arena canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| capacityCategory | mid‑sized arena ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolitionDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formerName | Philadelphia Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurface | indoor multi‑purpose floor ⓘ |
| heritage | historic sports venue in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ West Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting major boxing cards in Philadelphia
ⓘ
hosting professional wrestling events in mid‑20th century ⓘ serving as an early home of the Philadelphia Warriors ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Philadelphia area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Philadelphia Civic Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spectrum (Philadelphia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
basketball
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| tenant |
Philadelphia Arrows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia Bulldogs (ice hockey) NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Falcons (ice hockey) NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Ramblers NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Sphas NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Warriors (BAA/NBA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ boxing world title fights ⓘ circus events ⓘ concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ political rallies ⓘ professional wrestling ⓘ roller derby ⓘ tennis ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.