The arena sat 20,000, and was one of the first indoor arenas to contain luxury boxes. Though a fairly large arena at the time of construction, it had only one main concourse for the grandstands, which became overcrowded during games at which the attendance was anywhere close to capacity. The coliseum was built in Richfield so as to be equidistant from Cleveland and Akron, but proved to be equally distant from both, which proved increasingly problematic over the years, particularly during the winter, and was replaced by Gund Arena in 1994.
After lying vacant for five years, the arena was torn down in 1999, and the arena and surrounding parking areas were allowed to be returned to woodland - which worked quite well given that the arena had been built off a highway bisecting the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The Coliseum at Richfield was an arena formerly located in Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio.
The coliseum was built in Richfield to draw fans from Cleveland and Akron, as nearly 5 million Ohioans lived within less than an hour's drive (in good weather) from the Coliseum.
A projected population boom in Northeast Ohio fell short of expectations, and the arena's remote location turned out to be one of it's biggest flaws.
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