Chicago Stadium

Chicago Stadium
"The Madhouse on Madison"
	Chicago Stadium in 1984, ten years before closure, and eleven years before demolition
Address	1800 West Madison Street; Chicago, Illinois; United States
Coordinates	41°52′54″N 87°40′22″W[1]
Owner	Chicago Stadium Corp.
Operator	Chicago Stadium Corp.
Capacity	18,676 (basketball); 17,317 (ice hockey); 18,472 (ice hockey with standing room)
Construction
Broke ground	July 2, 1928[2]
Opened	March 28, 1929
Closed	September 9, 1994
Demolished	February–May 1995[3]
Construction cost	$9.5 million; ($162 million in 2022 dollars[4])
Architect	Hall, Lawrence & Ratcliffe, Inc.[5]
Tenants
	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) (1929–1994); Chicago Stags (BAA/NBA) (1946–1950); Chicago Majors (ABL) (1961–1963); Chicago Bulls (NBA) (1967–1994); Chicago Sting (NASL/MISL) (1980–1988)

Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.

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Former indoor stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Construction
"The Madhouse on Madison"
Chicago Stadium in 1984, ten years before closure, and eleven years before demolition

Address	1800 West Madison Street Chicago, Illinois United States
Coordinates	41°52′54″N 87°40′22″W[1]
Owner	Chicago Stadium Corp.
Operator	Chicago Stadium Corp.
Capacity	18,676 (basketball) 17,317 (ice hockey) 18,472 (ice hockey with standing room)
Broke ground	July 2, 1928[2]
Opened	March 28, 1929
Closed	September 9, 1994
Demolished	February–May 1995[3]
Construction cost	$9.5 million ($162 million in 2022 dollars[4])
Architect	Hall, Lawrence & Ratcliffe, Inc.[5]
Tenants
Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) (1929–1994) Chicago Stags (BAA/NBA) (1946–1950) Chicago Majors (ABL) (1961–1963) Chicago Bulls (NBA) (1967–1994) Chicago Sting (NASL/MISL) (1980–1988)