Cincinnati Gardens

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Cincinnati Gardens
The Cincinnati Gardens, opened in 1949 (2004)
The Cincinnati Gardens, opened in 1949 (2004)
Data
place 2250 Seymour Avenue Cincinnati , Ohio 45212
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 39 ° 10 ′ 52 ″  N , 84 ° 27 ′ 19 ″  W Coordinates: 39 ° 10 ′ 52 ″  N , 84 ° 27 ′ 19 ″  W
owner The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
operator Cincinnati Gardens
opening February 22, 1949
demolition End of 2017 to March 2018
surface Concrete
parquet
ice surface
costs 3 million US dollars (1949)
architect AM Kinney of Cincinnati
capacity 10,208 places
Societies)
Events

The Cincinnati Gardens was a multi-purpose hall in the US city ​​of Cincinnati , Hamilton County , in the state of Ohio . In the end, the arena, which opened in 1949, offered 10,208 seats. At the time, it was the seventh largest event hall in the United States with 11,000 seats. In 2016 the hall and the area were sold and was demolished from the end of 2017 to March 2018.

history

The venue was built u. a. with 470,000 bricks , 295,000 artificial stones , 26,000 ceramic tiles , around 5,582 cubic meters of concrete , 2,300 tons of structural and reinforcing steel and 776 glass blocks . There are no pillars or pillars to obstruct the view inside. The Cincinnati Gardens opened in front of 11,144 spectators with the ice hockey game between the Dallas Texans and the Montréal Canadiens on February 22, 1949. Originally the hall was to be named The Cincinnati Winter Garden , but this project was later discarded. On the facade of the building there is a bas-relief with six figures about three meters high. They each represent two boxers, basketball and ice hockey players.

As a sports arena, Cincinnati Gardens u. a. Ice hockey games , basketball games up to the NBA , amateur and professional boxing matches, indoor soccer , professional wrestling , roller derby , tractor pulling , car and motorcycle sports , karate championships, and swimming events take place. In 1966, the NBA All-Star Game stopped in Cincinnati on January 11th. In front of 13,653 spectators, the East won 137-97 against the West and Adrian Smith of the Cincinnati Royals was voted MVP of the game. The largest viewership in the Gardens was achieved by election campaign events for the US presidency. So 1960 19.000 spectators came on 25 October to the event by Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in the presidential campaign 1960 . Another 2,000 people stood in front of the hall and listened to the event. For children and families z. B. ice shows, circus or shows with Sesame Street , Snoopy , Bugs Bunny or Barney .

The first tenant in the Cincinnati Gardens were the NCAA - Coege Basketball crews of the Xavier Musketeers ( Xavier University of Cincinnati ) and the Cincinnati Bearcats ( University of Cincinnati ) and the AHL team of the Cincinnati Mohawks . While the Musketeers used the hall only sporadically from 1949 to 1979 and only regularly from 1983 to 2000 for their games; The Bearcats wore their games in the arena from 1949 to 1954 and 1987 to 1989. The Mohawks stayed at Cincinnati Gardens for nine years until 1958. In the Mohawks' first game, question marks were placed on the shirts because a name for the team had not yet been found. It was only then that the fans voted him. In 1957, the Royals' NBA team moved from Rochester to Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Royals stayed there until they became the Kansas City Kings in 1972 .

Only two seasons (1963-1964) were the Cincinnati Wings of the CPHL ice hockey league in Cincinnati. Due to a gas explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum of the Indianapolis Capitals , the franchise of the Detroit Red Wings ( NHL ) farm team went to Cincinnati, where they played as Cincinnati Wings . For the 1964/65 season, the team was relocated to Memphis . The Cincinnati Swords , the farm team of the Buffalo Sabers , was founded in 1971 and entered Cincinnati Gardens until the game was closed in 1974. The basketball team Cincinnati Slammers ( CBA ) played three years (1984-1987) in Cincinnati Gardens. The Cincinnati Cyclones ( ECHL ), newly founded in 1990 , stayed in the Gardens until 1997 when they moved to the US Bank Arena . For eight years from 1997 to 2005, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( AHL ) farm team was the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Cincinnati until they moved to Rockford after 2005 and were renamed the Rockford IceHogs . 1995 came Indoor Soccer team the Cincinnati Silverbacks ( NASL ) in the Cincinnati Gardens and remained 1998.

From 2010 to 2012, the Arena Football team of the Cincinnati Commandos and the indoor soccer team of the Cincinnati Kings ( PASL ) were based in Cincinnati Gardens. The last team to use the arena were the Cincinnati Rollergirls of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The last event of the Rollergirls took place on June 11, 2016.

The hall has been for sale since 2013. Mid June 2016 bought the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority for 1.75 million US dollars , the 19 acre large site, is at Cincinnati Gardens. The hall is being torn down to set up factories there. The hall was officially closed on August 17th, 2016. In mid-December 2016, seats and other items from the hall as souvenirs began to be sold online. The demolition should start between spring and mid-2017. In November 2017, the O'Rourke Wrecking Company was awarded the contract to demolish the arena. A month later, all of the outside lettering was removed. Also in December a time capsule was found in the foundation stone during the first demolition work , the content of which has not survived the years unscathed. There were u. a. an ice hockey puck , a card game, a newspaper clipping from 1958, and part of a $ 5 bill in the rectangular metal box. In March 2018, the demolition of Cincinnati Gardens was in full swing.

Concerts

A selection of the artists and bands that gave a concert in the arena.

Web links

Commons : Cincinnati Gardens  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. cincygardens.com: Facts about Cincinnati Gardens (English)
  2. cincygardens.com: The Biggest Audience at Cincinnati Gardens (English)
  3. wcpo.com: Port Authority to buy Cincinnati Gardens with plans to demolish arena to make way for manufacturing Article from June 15, 2016 (English)
  4. wcpo.com: Cincinnati Gardens memorabilia sale starts online today until Jan. 9 Article from December 19, 2016
  5. wcpo.com: Crews demolish Cincinnati Gardens article from March 7, 2018 (English)
  6. wcpo.com: Faded history: A time capsule with damaged contents is found at the Cincinnati Gardens demo site Article dated December 18, 2017
  7. bizjournals.com: Cincinnati Gardens demolition underway: Photos article from March 8, 2018 (English)
  8. cincygardens.com: Concerts and History of Cincinnati Gardens (English)
  9. setlist.fm: concert list of the Cincinnati Gardens (English)