40:
518:
260:) through payroll reductions. The City of Oshawa provided 20 acres of land on Thornton Road South, previously designated for a cemetery. Groundbreaking for the project took place on February 28, 1964, and the formal opening took place on December 11, 1964. The auditorium capacity was 3,625 seated, and 4,025 including standing room.
255:
The construction of the auditorium was led by a committee of residents with the slogan: "Let's build it ourselves, for ourselves." Volunteers raised $ 1.4 million from the community to fund the project, including $ 476,000 from the local
General Motors employees union
335:
was charged with possession of heroin. The auditorium became home to the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame on May 21, 1986. The auditorium became home to the world's longest hockey stick in 2003. In May 2006,
352:, opened as the city's new primary hockey venue in October 2006. The auditorium sat idle until demolition between April and July 2010. The former site of the auditorium became an indoor turf field.
656:
646:
636:
681:
661:
324:
204:
676:
651:
641:
631:
479:
81:
666:
316:
691:
446:
583:
686:
406:
284:
tournament at the auditorium. The
Generals played their final at the auditorium on October 29, 2006, and won 8–6 over the
293:
218:
74:
532:
269:
671:
312:
349:
273:
257:
195:
247:, which burned down in 1953. The auditorium was part of a larger multi-purpose recreational complex.
506:
285:
297:
289:
214:
209:
239:, Canada. It operated from 1964 to 2006, and was primarily used as an ice hockey venue for the
39:
442:
281:
277:
268:
The Oshawa
Generals began play at the auditorium on December 15, 1964, and won 6–4 over the
129:
311:
in 1974, a national midget hockey tournament for the top 12 teams in the country set up by
320:
240:
200:
191:
370:
332:
328:
625:
17:
611:
337:
244:
517:
348:
In June 2005, construction began on a replacement arena in downtown Oshawa. The
557:
96:
83:
616:
308:
301:
236:
66:
232:
62:
300:
moved into the auditorium partway through their seven consecutive
480:"Bobby Orr helped open Oshawa Civic Auditorium 50 years ago"
617:
The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - Oshawa Civic
Auditorium
441:, vol. One, Toronto, Ontario: Chimo, pp. 38–42,
272:. While playing at the auditorium, the Generals won five
243:. The auditorium was built as a replacement to the
185:
177:
169:
161:
153:
145:
140:
128:
120:
112:
73:
58:
50:
584:"Giant hockey stick handlers go to great lengths"
340:was one of the final concerts at the auditorium.
319:. On April 22, 1979, the auditorium hosted two
657:Demolished buildings and structures in Ontario
407:"Walking down memory lane at the Oshawa Civic"
486:. Oshawa: Oshawa This Week. December 17, 2014
8:
461:"Opening of Oshawa's New Civic Auditorium".
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
32:
474:
472:
31:
325:Canadian National Institute for the Blind
465:. Oshawa. December 10, 1964. p. 1.
432:
430:
428:
361:
437:Brown, Babe; Attersley, Bobby (1978),
369:Weymark, Jennifer (January 29, 2016).
296:titles playing at the auditorium. The
7:
531:Caldwell, Rebecca (March 28, 2017).
507:"National Final For 12 Midget Teams"
307:The auditorium hosted the inaugural
647:Defunct ice hockey venues in Canada
317:Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
505:MacLaine, Ian (November 8, 1973).
25:
637:2006 disestablishments in Ontario
612:City of Oshawa Recreation Complex
513:. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 67.
280:. The Oshawa Generals hosted the
682:Sports venues demolished in 2010
662:Indoor lacrosse venues in Canada
582:Bock, Tony (February 23, 2010).
516:
439:A History of the Oshawa Generals
405:Pfeiffer, Ryan (June 22, 2010).
38:
677:Sports venues completed in 1964
652:Defunct sports venues in Canada
642:Defunct indoor arenas in Canada
632:1964 establishments in Ontario
371:"Memories of the Oshawa Arena"
1:
667:Ontario Hockey League arenas
708:
562:Oshawa Sports Hall Of Fame
270:St. Catharines Black Hawks
292:won three regular season
190:
46:
37:
692:Demolished sports venues
687:Sports venues in Oshawa
533:"The Stones: A history"
231:was an indoor arena in
229:Oshawa Civic Auditorium
97:43.887795°N 78.890998°W
33:Oshawa Civic Auditorium
274:J. Ross Robertson Cups
54:99 Thornton Road South
350:General Motors Centre
294:Metro Junior B League
258:Canadian Auto Workers
102:43.887795; -78.890998
377:. The Oshawa Express
212:(OPJHL) (1972–2006)
18:Oshawa Civic Stadium
511:Winnipeg Free Press
304:from 1963 to 1969.
286:Kingston Frontenacs
93: /
34:
27:Former indoor arena
537:The Globe and Mail
413:. Oshawa This Week
298:Oshawa Green Gaels
290:Oshawa Legionaires
215:Oshawa Green Gaels
210:Oshawa Legionaires
282:1987 Memorial Cup
278:1990 Memorial Cup
225:
224:
178:Construction cost
157:December 11, 1964
149:February 28, 1964
16:(Redirected from
699:
599:
598:
596:
594:
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
528:
522:
521:
520:
514:
502:
496:
495:
493:
491:
484:DurhamRegion.com
476:
467:
466:
463:The Oshawa Times
458:
452:
451:
434:
423:
422:
420:
418:
411:DurhamRegion.com
402:
387:
386:
384:
382:
375:oshawaexpress.ca
366:
321:benefit concerts
165:October 29, 2006
136:4,025 (standing)
108:
107:
105:
104:
103:
98:
94:
91:
90:
89:
86:
42:
35:
21:
707:
706:
702:
701:
700:
698:
697:
696:
672:Oshawa Generals
622:
621:
608:
603:
602:
592:
590:
581:
580:
576:
566:
564:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
530:
529:
525:
515:
504:
503:
499:
489:
487:
478:
477:
470:
460:
459:
455:
449:
436:
435:
426:
416:
414:
404:
403:
390:
380:
378:
368:
367:
363:
358:
346:
266:
253:
241:Oshawa Generals
213:
208:
201:Oshawa Crushmen
199:
192:Oshawa Generals
173:April–July 2010
135:
101:
99:
95:
92:
87:
84:
82:
80:
79:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
705:
703:
695:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
624:
623:
620:
619:
614:
607:
606:External links
604:
601:
600:
574:
549:
523:
497:
468:
453:
447:
424:
388:
360:
359:
357:
354:
345:
342:
333:Keith Richards
329:Rolling Stones
265:
262:
252:
249:
223:
222:
198:) (1964–2006)
188:
187:
183:
182:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
138:
137:
134:3,625 (seated)
132:
126:
125:
124:City of Oshawa
122:
118:
117:
116:City of Oshawa
114:
110:
109:
77:
71:
70:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
44:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
704:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
629:
627:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
605:
589:
585:
578:
575:
563:
559:
553:
550:
538:
534:
527:
524:
519:
512:
508:
501:
498:
485:
481:
475:
473:
469:
464:
457:
454:
450:
448:0-920344-07-0
444:
440:
433:
431:
429:
425:
412:
408:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
389:
376:
372:
365:
362:
355:
353:
351:
343:
341:
339:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
263:
261:
259:
250:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
221:) (1965–1996)
220:
216:
211:
207:) (1965–1972)
206:
202:
197:
193:
189:
184:
181:$ 1.4 million
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
139:
133:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
106:
78:
76:
72:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
36:
30:
19:
593:December 20,
591:. Retrieved
588:Toronto Star
587:
577:
567:December 20,
565:. Retrieved
561:
552:
542:November 16,
540:. Retrieved
536:
526:
510:
500:
490:December 19,
488:. Retrieved
483:
462:
456:
438:
417:December 18,
415:. Retrieved
410:
381:December 18,
379:. Retrieved
374:
364:
347:
338:Alice Cooper
306:
267:
254:
251:Construction
245:Hambly Arena
228:
226:
146:Broke ground
141:Construction
29:
344:Replacement
313:Jack Devine
309:Wrigley Cup
100: /
75:Coordinates
626:Categories
558:"About Us"
356:References
302:Minto Cups
276:, and the
170:Demolished
88:78°53′28″W
85:43°53′16″N
331:, after
323:for the
315:and the
130:Capacity
121:Operator
69:, Canada
59:Location
327:by the
264:History
237:Ontario
186:Tenants
67:Ontario
51:Address
445:
288:. The
233:Oshawa
162:Closed
154:Opened
63:Oshawa
205:OPJHL
113:Owner
595:2017
569:2017
544:2018
492:2017
443:ISBN
419:2017
383:2017
227:The
219:OLA
196:OHL
628::
586:.
560:.
535:.
509:.
482:.
471:^
427:^
409:.
391:^
373:.
235:,
65:,
597:.
571:.
546:.
494:.
421:.
385:.
256:(
217:(
203:(
194:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
