Lost boxing & wrestling venues
Arenas and auditoriums known for prizefights and professional wrestling cards. Some survive in other uses while others are gone entirely.
54 venues
View on map →Boston Garden
Boston Garden was the arena built over North Station that housed the Bruins from 1928 and the Celtics from 1946 until both moved next door in 1995. It was demolished in 1998.
Broadway Arena
The Broadway Arena on Halsey Street in Brooklyn staged boxing from 1914 to 1951 and wrestling until 1952. The building became a warehouse and supermarket, and housing now occupies the site.
Broadway Auditorium
Buffalo's Broadway Auditorium, a converted armory, was the city's main boxing and six-day bicycle racing venue from 1913 until its final event in June 1940. The building still stands and is owned by the city.
Capital Centre
The Capital Centre in suburban Landover was home to the Bullets and Capitals from the 1973-74 season until both moved to downtown Washington's MCI Center in 1997. It was imploded in December 2002.
Charlotte Coliseum
The Charlotte Coliseum, a 23,000-seat arena, was home to the original Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 2002 and briefly the Bobcats. It closed in 2005 and was imploded in 2007.
Chicago Stadium
Chicago Stadium on West Madison Street hosted the Blackhawks from 1929 and the Bulls from 1967 until the United Center opened across the street in 1994. It was razed in 1995 for parking.
Cincinnati Gardens
Cincinnati Gardens opened in 1949 and was home to the NBA's Cincinnati Royals from 1957 to 1972 and later to Xavier basketball. It closed in 2016 and was demolished in 2018.
Civic Arena
Pittsburgh's Civic Arena, the domed 'Igloo' with a retractable roof, opened in 1961 and housed the Penguins from 1967 to 2010. It was demolished in 2011-2012.
Cleveland Arena
Cleveland Arena on Euclid Avenue was the city's main indoor venue from 1937 to 1974, home to the AHL Barons and the Cavaliers' first four seasons. It was demolished in 1977.
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Cleveland's city-owned lakefront stadium, opened in 1931, housed the Indians through 1993 and the Browns through 1995 before it was razed for a new football stadium on the same ground.
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was the Chicago White Sox's South Side home from 1910 to 1990. It hosted the first All-Star Game and was replaced by a new park built across 35th Street.
Dallas Sportatorium
The Dallas Sportatorium was a wrestling and boxing arena that opened in 1935 and became the home of World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s. It closed in 1998 and was demolished in 2003.
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was the Brooklyn Dodgers' home in Flatbush from 1913 through 1957. It was razed in 1960 and replaced by an apartment complex.
Gilmore Stadium
Gilmore Stadium was an 18,000-seat Fairfax District stadium built by oilman Earl Gilmore in 1934, best known for midget auto racing and professional football before CBS Television City replaced it.
Grand Olympic Auditorium
The Grand Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles was the city's principal boxing and wrestling hall from 1925 and hosted Olympic events in 1932. Sold in 2005, it still stands as a Korean-American church.
Greenlee Field
Greenlee Field was the Hill District ballpark Gus Greenlee built in 1932 for his Pittsburgh Crawfords, recognized as the first Negro league stadium owned and built by African Americans.
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville Memorial Auditorium in South Carolina opened in 1958 and was a regular stop for Jim Crockett Promotions wrestling. It closed in 1996 and was demolished in 1997.
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was Washington's major league ballpark from 1911 to 1961. It stood on the site of an earlier park near Howard University and was replaced by Howard University Hospital.
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Hollywood Legion Stadium, run by American Legion Post 43, was Hollywood's boxing and wrestling arena from the early 1920s until 1959. The 1938 building survives as a gym.
Hollywood Sportatorium
The Hollywood Sportatorium was a bare-bones arena in western Broward County that hosted boxing, rodeo, wrestling and major rock tours from 1969 to 1988. It was demolished in 1993.
International Amphitheatre
The International Amphitheatre at the Union Stock Yards hosted livestock shows, national political conventions and Chicago's early NBA teams, including the Bulls' first season. It was demolished in 1999.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena on the Detroit riverfront was the Red Wings' home from December 1979 to 2017. The city dismantled it in 2019-2020, and the site is being redeveloped as Water Square.
John F. Kennedy Stadium
Built for the 1926 Sesquicentennial, Philadelphia's huge municipal stadium hosted the Army-Navy Game, Eagles football, title fights and Live Aid. Condemned in 1989, it was demolished in 1992.
John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum
The John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum was LSU's basketball arena from 1937 to 1971. It still stands and hosts livestock shows and rodeos.