Cleveland Arena
Location | 3717 Euclid Avenue ) (1972–1974) |
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Cleveland Arena was an arena in
In addition to the Barons, the arena was home to the
Cleveland Arena was also a regular concert and boxing venue and six day bicycle races were held there between 1939 and 1958, moved there from Public Hall.[5] On March 21, 1952, it was the site of the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock and roll concert, organized by Alan Freed. The concert was shut down after the first song by fire authorities due to overcrowding. It was estimated 20,000 people were in the arena or trying to enter it, when the capacity was roughly half that.[6]
The arena also had a medical facility, Arena Clinic, run by Ivan Lust. It was run primarily to provide medical care for visiting athletic teams and other entertainment, but also served as a walk-in clinic for the community. Its sign can be seen in photographs of the clinic.[7]
While the arena was a showpiece when it opened, by the 1970s it had become decrepit. It also lacked adequate parking. It closed in 1974, replaced by Richfield Coliseum; it was demolished in 1977.[2] The headquarters of the Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross now occupies the site.[8] It was the last major sporting facility to open within Cleveland's borders until Jacobs Field, now Progressive Field, opened for Major League Baseball's (MLB) Cleveland Indians in 1994. Later that year, the Cavaliers moved back into Cleveland when they opened the adjacent Gund Arena, now Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ ISBN 0-9649900-1-6.
- ^ "1966–67 Cincinnati Royals Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Arena". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "PublishOhio". Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "The Moondog Coronation Ball is history's first rock concert". History Channel. February 24, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History".
- ^ "Lost Cleveland: Rock 'n' roll landmarks that made music history". Cleveland.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
External links
- Cleveland Arena (Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)
- Arenas by Munsey & Suppes