The Chicago Stadium was a famed and historic indoor sports arena in Chicago, Illinois. The Stadium hosted the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL from 1929-1994 and the Chicago Bulls of the NBA from 1967-1994. Image File history File links The Stadium was known as The Madhouse on Madison (Avenue). File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1929-30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1993-94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The 1967-68 NBA Season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1993-94 NBA season was the 48th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1929-30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. ... The 1993-94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The 1967-68 NBA Season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1993-94 NBA season was the 48th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

The arena was the site of numerous historic events, including the first NFL playoff game in 1932, (moved inside and played on an 80-yard field due to inclement weather), the 1932, 1940, and 1944 Democratic National Conventions, and the 1932 and 1944 Republican National Conventions, as well as numerous concerts, boxing matches and political rallies. ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... NFL redirects here. ... The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was the first ever playoff game held by the National Football League (NFL), the major professional American football sports league in the United States. ... The 1932 NFL season was the 13th regular season of the National Football League. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

The stadium was first proposed by Chicago sports promoter Paddy Harmon. Harmon wanted to bring an NHL team to Chicago, but he lost out to Col. Laughlin. This team would soon be known as the Chicago Black Hawks (later 'Blackhawks'). Harmon then went on to at least try and get some control over the team by building a stadium for the Blackhawks to play in. He spent $2.5 million and borrowed more funds from friends, including James E. Norris in order to build the stadium. The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... James E. Norris (December 10, 1879 – December 4, 1952) was a Canadian-American businessman, operating companies in the grain and cattle industries, and owner of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. ...

Chicago Stadium at Night, 1950 Curteich Linen Postcard

Completed on March 28, 1929 at a cost of $9.5 million ($2.5 million was funded by Harmon), Chicago Stadium was the largest indoor arena in the world at the time - the closest to it in terms of capacity at the time was the third incarnation of New York's Madison Square Garden, which sat almost half as many people. It was also the first arena with an air conditioning system (though the system was fairly rudimentary by modern standards, and was memorably given to filling the arena with fog during late-season games). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 512 pixel Image in higher resolution (827 × 529 pixel, file size: 227 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 1950 CURTEICH LINEN POSTCARD OF CHICAGO STADIUM AT NIGHT, Postcard owned/scanned by PostcardPigs An image of Chicago Stadium (1932-1995). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 512 pixel Image in higher resolution (827 × 529 pixel, file size: 227 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 1950 CURTEICH LINEN POSTCARD OF CHICAGO STADIUM AT NIGHT, Postcard owned/scanned by PostcardPigs An image of Chicago Stadium (1932-1995). ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...

The Stadium sat 17,317 for hockey at the time of closure. Standees were allowed for many years, and often the official attendance figures in the published game summaries were given in round numbers, such as 18,500 or 20,000. The largest recorded crowd for an NHL game at the stadium was 20,069 for a playoff game between the Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars on April 10, 1982. The Minnesota North Stars were a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993. ...

Madhouse on Madison

In addition to the close-quartered, triple-tiered, boxy layout of the building, much of the loud, ringing noise of the fans could be attributed to the fabled 3,663-pipe Barton organ that was played during hockey games there, earning it the moniker of "The Madhouse on Madison (Street)". In the Stanley Cup semi-finals in 1971, when the Blackhawks scored a series-clinching empty-net goal, CBS TV announcer Dan Kelly reported, "I can feel our broadcast booth shaking! That's the kind of place Chicago Stadium is right now!" In 1918, The Bartola Musical Instrument Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States was formed by Dan Barton who came from Amherst, Wisconsin. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... “TV” redirects here. ... Daniel Patrick Kelly (born March 17, 1936 in Ottawa, Ontario; died February 10, 1989 in Chesterfield, Missouri) was a Canadian-born sportscaster best known for his radio play-by-play coverage of the St. ...

It also became traditional for Blackhawk fans to cheer loudly throughout the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, especially when sung by Chicago favorite Wayne Messmer. Denizens of the second balcony often added sparklers and flags to the occasion. The most memorable of these was the singing before the 1991 NHL All-Star Game, which took place during the Gulf War. Wayne Messmer is the public address announcer for the Chicago Cubs. ... Ther 42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place in Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks, on January 19, 1991. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

It was also the very last NHL-used facility to retain the use of an analog dial-type large four-sided clock for timekeeping in professional hockey games. That clock eventually was replaced by a four-sided scoreboard with a digital clock, and then by another, this one with a color electronic message board. Basic digital alarm clock without a radio. ...

The Stadium was also one of the last three NHL arenas (the others being Boston Garden and the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium) to have a shorter-than-regulation ice surface, as their construction predated the regulation. The distance was taken out of the neutral zone. The Boston Garden was a famous arena built in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (also known as The Aud) is an indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. ...

Demolition

After the Blackhawks and Bulls moved to the United Center, the Chicago Stadium was demolished in 1995. The console of the Barton organ now resides in the Phil Maloof residence in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, the Chicago Bulls' floor resides in Michael Jordan's trophy room in his house. The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, named after its corporate sponsor, United Airlines. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Maloof family is an American family of Lebanese descent which owns numerous business properties in the Western United States. ... Vegas redirects here. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ...

• A plaque with the words "Chicago Stadium 1929-1994, remember the roar" is located behind a statue of the Blackhawks greatest players in the United Center.
• Two friezes from Chicago Stadium were incorporated into a building at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, 1060 W. Roosevelt Road.

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Notable Events

• 1932 - Due to a snow storm the Chicago Bears played the 1932 championship game inside the Chicago Stadium against the Portsmouth Spartans (later the Detroit Lions). The Bears won 9-0 on an 80 yard dirt field.
• 1932, 1940, and 1944 - Democratic National Convention
• 1932 and 1944 Republican National Conventions
• 1933 - the site hosted the funeral of Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak.
• 1948, 1961, 1974 and 1991 - NHL All-Star Game
• the Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held here in 1992.
• 1961 - Scenes from the 1962 version of the film The Manchurian Candidate depicting the Republican nomination convention, were filmed in the stadium. The scenes are set in New York's Madison Square Garden.
• 1973, 1988 site of the NBA All-Star Game
• 1994 - The final concert at Chicago Stadium was held on March 10, 1994. The concert featured Pearl Jam, Urge Overkill, and The Frogs.

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External links

• Chicago Stadium's Basketball History
• Chicago Stadium's Hockey History
• A web page devoted to the fabled Chicago Stadium Barton organ.
• Jazz Age Chicago: Chicago Stadium

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