Denver Arena Auditorium

Denver Arena Auditorium

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Auditorium Arena

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location = 14th and Arapahoe Streets
Denver, Colorado 80204
broke_ground = 1908
opened = July 7, 1908
owner = City and County of Denver
operator = City and County of Denver
surface = Multi-Surface
construction_cost = |
architect = Robert Willison
tenants = Denver Nuggets (NBL/NBA) (1948-1950)
Denver Nuggets (ABA) (1967-1975)
seating_capacity = 12,500 (original), 6,841 (renovated)

Denver Auditorium Arena was an indoor arena located at the corner of 13th and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. It was constructed as the Denver Municipal Auditorium in 1908 during the administration of Denver Mayor Robert W. Speer. The building was opened on July 7, 1908, and was the site of the 1908 Democratic National Convention.

With a capacity of 12,500, the building was at the time of its opening the second largest in America to Madison Square Garden. [http://www.ledzeppelin-database.com/geekbaseweb/forumpage.aspx?g=posts&t=31 Venue information and background] ] Initially, the venue was configured and equipped to hold numerous kinds of events including theater, opera, conventions, sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, and more. Renovationswere made to the building in the 1940s, and in 1953 the the southern half of the building was converted into the Auditorium Arena, a pure sporting venue with seating capacity of 6,841. It hosted the ABA's Denver Rockets, later the Denver Nuggets, from 1967 until they left for McNichols Sports Arena in 1975.

On December 26, 1968, the rock group Led Zeppelin played their first concert in the United States at the Auditorium Arena. [http://www.ledzeppelin-database.com/geekbaseweb/forumpage.aspx?g=posts&t=31 Venue information and background] ]

The building was demolished in 1990 and was remodeled into the Temple Hoyne Buell Theater.

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title = Host of the Democratic National Convention
years = 1908
before = St. Louis Coliseum
after = 5th Maryland Regiment Armory
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title = Home of the
Denver Nuggets (original)
years = 1948 – 1950
before = First arena
after = Defunct
succession box
title = Home of the
Denver Rockets/Denver Nuggets
years = 1967 – 1975
before = None
after = McNichols Sports Arena


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