Chicago Stadium

T Chicago Stadium famed historic indoor sports arena Chicago, Illinois. T Stadium hosted Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1929-1994 Chicago Bulls NBA 1967-1994.

T arena numerous historic events, including first NFL playoff g 1932, (moved inside played 80-y field inclement weather), 1932, 1940, 1944 Democratic National Conventions, 1932 1944 Republican National Conventions, numerous concerts, Rodeo competitions, boxing matches, political rallies.

T stadium first proposed y Chicago sports promoter Paddy Harmon. Harmon wanted bring NHL Chicago, C. Laughlin. T would known Chicago Black Hawks (later 'Blackhawks'). Harmon least y g control y building stadium Blackhawks py . H spent $2.5 million borrowed funds friends, including James E. Norris order build stadium.

Completed March 28, 1929 $9.5 million ($2.5 million funded y Harmon), Chicago Stadium largest indoor arena world - closest terms capacity third incarnation N York's Madison Square Garden, which almost y people. Detroit's Olympia stadium, built years earlier, model Chicago stadium capacity 15,000 people. I first arena conditioning system (though system fairly rudimentary y modern standards, memorably given filling arena g during -season games).

T Stadium 17,317 hockey closure. Standees allowed y years, often official attendance figures published g summaries given round numbers, 18,500 20,000. T largest recorded crowd NHL g stadium 20,069 playoff g between Blackhawks Minnesota North Stars April 10, 1982. T record would broken April 23, 1996 Thunderdome, Tampa Lightning, would record attendace 28,183. T record broken again 2004 Heritage Classic.