State Fair Coliseum (Syracuse)
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State Fair Coliseum is an indoor arena
in Geddes, New York
. It hosted the NBA's Syracuse Nationals
from 1949 to 1951. The arena held 7500 people and was built in 1927. It is owned by the State of New York with naming rights purchased by Coca-Cola. It is an ice hockey rink. It is home to the Liverpool High School
Warriors ice hockey team.
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...
in Geddes, New York
Geddes, New York
Geddes is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2000 census.The Town of Geddes is west of the neighborhood of Far Westside of Syracuse. The town is a western suburb of Syracuse.- History :...
. It hosted the NBA's Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse Nationals
The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...
from 1949 to 1951. The arena held 7500 people and was built in 1927. It is owned by the State of New York with naming rights purchased by Coca-Cola. It is an ice hockey rink. It is home to the Liverpool High School
Liverpool High School
Liverpool High School is a comprehensive New York public high school located on Wetzel Road in the village of Liverpool, northwest of the city of Syracuse in the Liverpool Central School District, serving ninth to twelfth grade students...
Warriors ice hockey team.