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The First Madison Square Garden (1879-1890) 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.
Mar 2, 2018 · The current Madison Square Garden above Penn Station is the fourth entertainment arena with that name in New York City. The Garden's roots trace back to the northeast corner of Madison Square, where the first two Madison Square Gardens stood, starting with the first, built in 1879.
2 days ago · In 1879, William Kissam Vanderbilt, Cornelius’ grandson, renamed the venue Madison Square Garden. The venue was used as a velodrome, for multi-day races, and even for a Roman Carnival....
1879 - Detail. May 30, 1879 - The Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and opens to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. Originally it was a railroad passenger depot located at East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, the New York and Harlem Railroad, before they would move in 1871.
May 7, 1979 · On Memorial Day 1879, it was named Madison Square Garden by William K. Vanderbilt, who took it over. Madison Square Garden No. 1 became a successful sports showplace, and the Horse...
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William Vanderbilt opened New York's Madison Square Garden in 1879 at Twenty-Sixth Street and Madison Avenue. The structure was a former railroad shed, first employed for mass entertainment in 1874 by P. T. Barnum. Source for information on Madison Square Garden: Dictionary of American History dictionary.
Nov 1, 2009 · It opened on June 6, 1890 at a cost of $3 million. It was distinguished by a 32-story tower that looked like a minaret, topped by a statue of a fetching Diana the Huntress, wielding a bow and arrow and serving as a weather vane. It was reportedly the country’s first nude sculpture in a public place.
