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Chicago Stadium
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Alternate: The Madhouse on Madison

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Established
1926 (100 years old)

Capacity
18,676

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Country
United States

Location
Chicago, IL

Timezone
UTC -05:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Coordinates
41.881667, -87.672778

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Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995, located at 1800 West Madison Street. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. It was used for numerous other sporting events, opening with a championship boxing match in March 1929. In sports, it gained the nickname, the "Madhouse on Madison", and a feature during events was the playing of the largest Barton pipe organ ever built. It also hosted five United States presidential nominating conventions, including for Franklin D. Roosevelt, and for his opponents in 1932 and 1944.

The Stadium was built by Paddy Harmon, a promoter, who sank his entire fortune into the project, only to lose control to the Stadium shareholders. After exiting receivership in 1935, the Stadium was owned by the Norris and Wirtz families until its closure in 1994 and demolition in 1995. It was replaced by the United Center built across the street, also owned substantially by the Wirtz family.


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