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Broadway Arena

New York, New York · 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.

Opened: 1914
Closed: 1952
Today: Site redeveloped
Capacity: 4,500

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History

The Broadway Sporting Club held its first boxing program at the 4,500-seat arena on February 3, 1914, and two months later Al McCoy upset middleweight champion George Chip there. Champions such as Jack Britton and Tony Canzoneri fought there, and from 1929 it also hosted basketball.

The last boxing show appears to have been on November 29, 1951, and wrestling ended in early 1952. The building became a warehouse that December and later a supermarket; the Saratoga Square housing complex was completed on the site in 1980.

Timeline

February 3, 1914
First boxing program[1]
The Broadway Sporting Club held its first boxing program.
April 1914
McCoy upsets Chip[1]
Al McCoy defeated world middleweight champion George Chip.
October 23, 1929
Basketball debut[1]
The arena debuted as a basketball venue with the Original Celtics against Brownsville.
November 29, 1951
Last boxing program[1]
The arena appears to have hosted its final boxing show.
December 1952
Converted to warehouse[1]
After wrestling ended in early 1952, the building was converted into a warehouse.
November 1980
Saratoga Square[1]
The Saratoga Square housing complex was completed on the site.

The site today

Physical status	Site redeveloped
Current use	Saratoga Square housing complex (completed November 1980)[1]
Mapped location	Former venue site

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Venue facts

Location	930-944 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, New York, New York[1]
Venue type	Arena
Sports	Boxing & wrestling, Basketball
Level	Boxing, Professional wrestling
Opened	February 3, 1914[1]
Last used for sports	1952[1]
Physical status	Site redeveloped
Final capacity	4,500[1]
Capacity notes	4,500 for boxing and wrestling; expanded to nearly 5,000 under Ben Feinberg (1925–1929).

Documented details

Tony Canzoneri had his breakthrough at the arena in 1925.[1]

Sources

Broadway Arena, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19
Supports: address, capacity, closed, coordinates, current land use, events, opened

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