Lost venues in New York
35 former venues documented so far, across 18 cities. Mostly baseball, football, boxing & wrestling.
New York, New York · 6 venues
View on map →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.
Celtic Park
Celtic Park in Sunnyside, Queens, was the home grounds of the Irish American Athletic Club from 1898 until 1930, when it was sold for an apartment complex.
Madison Square Garden (1890)
The second Madison Square Garden, designed by Stanford White, stood at Madison Avenue and 26th Street in Manhattan from 1890 to 1926. It hosted prizefights, six-day bicycle races and the first Millrose Games.
Madison Square Garden (1925)
The third Madison Square Garden stood on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets from 1925 to 1968, home to the Rangers, Knicks and the city's biggest fights. It was razed after the Garden moved to Penn Station; Worldwide Plaza now occupies the site.
New York Velodrome
The New York Velodrome on 225th Street in the Bronx hosted professional bicycle racing from 1921 until it burned on August 4, 1930. The site is now part of the River Plaza shopping center.
St. Nicholas Arena
St. Nicholas Arena on West 66th Street in Manhattan opened as an ice rink in 1896 and was one of New York's main boxing clubs from 1906 until it closed in 1962. It later became an ABC television studio and was demolished in the 1980s.