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Originally called Madison Square Garden Center, the Garden opened on February 11, 1968, and is the oldest major sporting facility in the New York metropolitan area. It is the oldest arena in the NBA and the second-oldest in the NHL, ahead of Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena.
The current Madison Square Garden Complex, located between 31st and 33rd Streets and 7th and 8th Avenues on Manhattan’s West Side, opened on February 11, 1968 with a salute to the U.S.O. hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
The first (1876-1889) and second (1890-1925) Madison Square Gardens hosted a crazy quilt of diverse activities: there were dog shows, cattle displays, political conventions, circuses, theater, opera, balls, religious revivals, and boxing matches.
In 1879, the landscape of New York City was forever altered with the inauguration of the first Madison Square Garden. It was situated prominently at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street, near the verdant expanse of Madison Square Park.
Jun 15, 2024 · Madison Square Garden, indoor sports arena in New York City. The original Madison Square Garden (1874) was a converted railroad station at Madison Square; in 1891 a sports arena was built on the site, designed by Stanford White and dedicated chiefly to boxing.
In 1879, the first Madison Square Garden graced Manhattan with its presence as it replaced Gilmore’s Garden on May 31st. What started out as an open-air arena leased to Patrick Gilmore in 1876, it served as a venue to host concerts, beauty contests, flower shows, and a variety of other special interests that saw this as a perfect location.
Sep 2, 2022 · Madison Square Garden (1925-1968), also known as MSG III, was an arena in New York City that operated from 1925 until 1968. The third venue to go by that name, it was located on Manhattan’s Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets.
