New Haven Arena
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New Haven Arena was an indoor arena
on Grove Street in New Haven, Connecticut
, that served as a venue for ice hockey
, concerts, and circuses.
The first arena opened in 1914 but burned down in 1924. The new arena was built in 1926 by Nathan Podoloff with his father and two brothers and held over 4,000 people.
The Arena hosted the American Hockey League
's New Haven Eagles
from 1936 to 1951, the New Haven Blades
of the Eastern Hockey League
from 1954 to 1972 and Yale
Hockey from 1914 to 1917 (at the first Arena) and from 1927 to 1959. The Rolling Stones, the Kinks, Bob Dylan
, The Doors
, Joan Baez
, the Supremes, the Temptations and many music icons of the 1960s held concerts at the Arena.
When the New Haven Coliseum
was completed in 1972, most of the Arena's business went there. The Arena was demolished in 1974. The site is now the headquarters of the New Haven Division of the FBI.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
on Grove Street in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, that served as a venue for ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, concerts, and circuses.
The first arena opened in 1914 but burned down in 1924. The new arena was built in 1926 by Nathan Podoloff with his father and two brothers and held over 4,000 people.
The Arena hosted the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's New Haven Eagles
New Haven Eagles
The New Haven Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in New Haven, Connecticut. The Eagles were one of five inaugural franchises in the Canadian American Hockey League, and a founding member of the American Hockey League.-History:...
from 1936 to 1951, the New Haven Blades
New Haven Blades
thumb|250px|right|New Haven Blades1954-1972League: [[Eastern Hockey League]]Affiliate: N/AHome Venue: New Haven ArenaThe New Haven Blades were a popular professional ice hockey team from New Haven, CT from the EHL from that played from 1954 until the league's demise in 1972...
of the Eastern Hockey League
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
from 1954 to 1972 and Yale
YALE
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Hockey from 1914 to 1917 (at the first Arena) and from 1927 to 1959. The Rolling Stones, the Kinks, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
, the Supremes, the Temptations and many music icons of the 1960s held concerts at the Arena.
When the New Haven Coliseum
New Haven Coliseum
The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972...
was completed in 1972, most of the Arena's business went there. The Arena was demolished in 1974. The site is now the headquarters of the New Haven Division of the FBI.
See Also
- Professional ice hockey in ConnecticutProfessional ice hockey in ConnecticutProfessional ice hockey in Connecticut has a rich tradition dating from the mid-1920s. Most of these teams were NHL minor league affiliates located in New Haven, though with the closure of the New Haven Coliseum, minor league affiliates now exist only exist in Hartford and Bridgeport...
, for a discussion of ice hockey teams that played in the venue - New Haven ColiseumNew Haven ColiseumThe New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972...
, the venue that replaced the New Haven Arena