301:
The arena also had a medical facility, Arena Clinic. It primarily provided medical care for visiting athletic teams and other entertainment events, but also served as a walk-in clinic for the community. Its sign can be seen in photographs of the arena.
268:. The concert was shut down after the first song by fire authorities due to overcrowding. It was estimated 20,000 people were in the arena or trying to enter it, when the capacity was roughly half that.
1105:
256:
Cleveland Arena was also a regular concert and boxing venue, and six-day bicycle races were held there between 1939 and 1958, moved there from Public Hall. On March 21, 1952, it was the site of the
1130:
1095:
279:
of the NBA moved into the arena and played there for their first four seasons, from 1970 to 1974. After the
Cavaliers began playing at the arena, it stopped hosting games for the
1160:
1140:
746:
305:
While the arena was a showpiece when it opened, by the 1970s it had become decrepit. It also lacked adequate parking. It closed in 1974, with teams moving to the
671:
230:. It was built and privately financed by local businessman Albert C. Sutphin during the height of the Great Depression in 1937 as a playing site for Sutphin's
356:
How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a
Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda
178:
1115:
1175:
1080:
1145:
1135:
964:
751:
1170:
52:
762:
1155:
1100:
1165:
391:
461:
1085:
756:
729:
1150:
1110:
724:
734:
664:
424:
250:
187:
376:
How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a
Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States
287:(NBA). The Royals, who also played home games at other Ohio sites, played more than 35 games at the arena between 1966 and 1970.
1125:
520:
284:
196:
948:
235:
168:
1090:
1185:
657:
383:
363:
316:
The arena was the last major sporting facility to open within
Cleveland's borders prior to 1994, when Jacobs Field, now
45:
943:
911:
555:
242:, and seated over 10,000 in the stands and over 12,500 for events such as boxing, where floor seating was available.
1180:
1012:
790:
329:
1120:
1047:
239:
739:
295:
210:
257:
695:
1042:
1007:
231:
172:
328:. Later that year, the Cavaliers moved back into Cleveland when they opened the adjacent Gund Arena, now
321:
590:
974:
680:
608:
325:
291:
276:
206:
201:
886:
784:
618:
487:
310:
306:
374:
354:
969:
420:
317:
280:
192:
865:
820:
370:
350:
246:
183:
84:
1001:
927:
465:
849:
309:. The arena was demolished in 1977; the headquarters of the Cleveland Chapter of the
1074:
1027:
906:
824:
261:
816:
512:
1059:
1037:
1032:
1017:
901:
891:
881:
841:
833:
810:
584:
440:
272:
896:
265:
67:
54:
705:
223:
31:
1054:
1022:
993:
989:
649:
556:"Lost Cleveland: Rock 'n' roll landmarks that made music history"
984:
979:
541:
227:
35:
653:
462:"The Moondog Coronation Ball is history's first rock concert"
417:
The Man in the Arena: The Life and Times of A.C. Sutphin
415:
George Condon (1995). "Chapter 7, Sutphin's
Surprise".
1106:
Defunct indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
245:
In addition to the Barons, the arena was home to the
271:
In 1968, the arena and the Barons were purchased by
957:
936:
920:
874:
858:
800:
772:
717:
162:
158:$ 1.5 million ($ 31.8 million in 2023 dollars)
154:
136:
118:
100:
95:
83:
44:
25:
1131:National Basketball League (United States) venues
253:, also owned by Sutphin, for the 1946–47 season.
488:"1966–67 Cincinnati Royals Schedule and Results"
419:. The A.C. Sutphin Foundation. pp. 51–67.
1096:Defunct basketball venues in the United States
665:
8:
1161:Demolished music venues in the United States
16:
672:
658:
650:
595:
15:
1141:Basketball Association of America venues
410:
408:
392:"Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–"
341:
298:played at the arena from 1972 to 1974.
390:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
7:
587:(Encyclopedia of Cleveland History)
542:"Encyclopedia of Cleveland History"
14:
517:Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
251:Basketball Association of America
1176:Demolished sports venues in Ohio
1081:Sports venues demolished in 1977
1146:Sports venues completed in 1937
1136:World Hockey Association venues
521:Case Western Reserve University
285:National Basketball Association
1171:1977 disestablishments in Ohio
1:
1156:Defunct sports venues in Ohio
1101:Defunct indoor arenas in Ohio
591:Arenas by Munsey & Suppes
1116:Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)
384:American Antiquarian Society
364:American Antiquarian Society
1166:1937 establishments in Ohio
142:; 47 years ago
124:; 50 years ago
106:; 87 years ago
1202:
1086:Sports venues in Cleveland
791:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
330:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1151:Music venues in Cleveland
1111:Basketball venues in Ohio
689:
640:
631:
625:
615:
604:
598:
275:. In 1970, the expansion
167:
21:
492:Basketball-Reference.com
296:World Hockey Association
238:. The arena was at 3717
177:Cleveland White Horses (
313:now occupies the site.
260:, considered the first
258:Moondog Coronation Ball
1126:Cleveland White Horses
1008:Cleveland sports curse
264:concert, organized by
949:Golden State Warriors
322:Major League Baseball
68:41.50389°N 81.66111°W
1091:History of Cleveland
975:Cavaliers AudioVerse
635:Cleveland Crusaders
1186:Cleveland Cavaliers
682:Cleveland Cavaliers
609:Cleveland Cavaliers
468:. February 24, 2010
292:Cleveland Crusaders
277:Cleveland Cavaliers
207:Cleveland Crusaders
202:Cleveland Cavaliers
199:) (1966–1970)
181:) (1938–1939)
89:11,000 (basketball)
73:41.50389; -81.66111
64: /
18:
859:G League affiliate
785:Richfield Coliseum
643:Richfield Coliseum
638:1972 – 1974
619:Richfield Coliseum
613:1970 – 1974
311:American Red Cross
307:Richfield Coliseum
29:3717 Euclid Avenue
1181:Former NBA venues
1068:
1067:
970:Bally Sports Ohio
921:NBA championships
648:
647:
641:Succeeded by
616:Succeeded by
513:"Cleveland Arena"
326:Cleveland Indians
318:Progressive Field
281:Cincinnati Royals
217:
216:
204:(NBA) (1970–1974)
193:Cincinnati Royals
155:Construction cost
1193:
1121:Cleveland Rebels
958:Culture and lore
866:Cleveland Charge
708:
698:
683:
674:
667:
660:
651:
626:Preceded by
599:Preceded by
596:
572:
571:
569:
567:
562:. April 15, 2015
552:
546:
545:
538:
532:
531:
529:
527:
509:
503:
502:
500:
498:
484:
478:
477:
475:
473:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
437:
431:
430:
412:
403:
402:
400:
398:
387:
381:
367:
361:
346:
247:Cleveland Rebels
236:Cleveland Barons
222:was an arena in
184:Cleveland Rebels
169:Cleveland Barons
150:
148:
143:
132:
130:
125:
114:
112:
107:
79:
78:
76:
75:
74:
69:
65:
62:
61:
60:
57:
19:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1071:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1002:Cleveland Rocks
953:
932:
916:
875:Retired numbers
870:
854:
838:General manager
796:
780:Cleveland Arena
768:
730:All-time roster
713:
707:Cleveland, Ohio
706:
696:
685:
681:
678:
644:
637:
634:
629:
621:
612:
607:
602:
585:Cleveland Arena
581:
576:
575:
565:
563:
554:
553:
549:
540:
539:
535:
525:
523:
511:
510:
506:
496:
494:
486:
485:
481:
471:
469:
466:History Channel
460:
459:
455:
445:
443:
439:
438:
434:
427:
414:
413:
406:
396:
394:
389:
379:
371:McCusker, J. J.
369:
359:
351:McCusker, J. J.
349:
347:
343:
338:
220:Cleveland Arena
205:
200:
191:
182:
176:
146:
144:
141:
128:
126:
123:
110:
108:
105:
90:
72:
70:
66:
63:
58:
55:
53:
51:
50:
39:
30:
17:Cleveland Arena
12:
11:
5:
1199:
1197:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1073:
1072:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
998:
997:
996:
987:
982:
977:
972:
961:
959:
955:
954:
952:
951:
946:
940:
938:
934:
933:
931:
930:
924:
922:
918:
917:
915:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
878:
876:
872:
871:
869:
868:
862:
860:
856:
855:
853:
852:
850:Kenny Atkinson
847:
844:
839:
836:
831:
828:
814:
808:
804:
802:
798:
797:
795:
794:
787:
782:
776:
774:
770:
769:
767:
766:
763:Current season
759:
754:
749:
744:
743:
742:
732:
727:
721:
719:
715:
714:
712:
711:
701:
690:
687:
686:
679:
677:
676:
669:
662:
654:
646:
645:
642:
639:
630:
627:
623:
622:
617:
614:
603:
600:
594:
593:
588:
580:
579:External links
577:
574:
573:
547:
533:
504:
479:
453:
432:
425:
404:
388:1800–present:
340:
339:
337:
334:
215:
214:
165:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
138:
134:
133:
120:
116:
115:
102:
98:
97:
93:
92:
91:9,900 (hockey)
87:
81:
80:
48:
42:
41:
27:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1198:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1028:Olivier Sedra
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
967:
966:
963:
962:
960:
956:
950:
947:
945:
944:Chicago Bulls
942:
941:
939:
935:
929:
926:
925:
923:
919:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
879:
877:
873:
867:
864:
863:
861:
857:
851:
848:
845:
843:
840:
837:
835:
832:
829:
826:
825:Myles Garrett
822:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
805:
803:
799:
793:
792:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
777:
775:
771:
765:
764:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
741:
738:
737:
736:
735:Draft history
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
722:
720:
716:
710:
709:
702:
700:
699:
692:
691:
688:
684:
675:
670:
668:
663:
661:
656:
655:
652:
636:
624:
620:
611:
610:
597:
592:
589:
586:
583:
582:
578:
561:
560:Cleveland.com
557:
551:
548:
543:
537:
534:
522:
518:
514:
508:
505:
493:
489:
483:
480:
467:
463:
457:
454:
442:
441:"PublishOhio"
436:
433:
428:
426:0-9649900-1-6
422:
418:
411:
409:
405:
393:
385:
378:
377:
372:
365:
358:
357:
352:
345:
342:
335:
333:
331:
327:
323:
320:, opened for
319:
314:
312:
308:
303:
299:
297:
293:
288:
286:
282:
278:
274:
269:
267:
263:
262:rock and roll
259:
254:
252:
248:
243:
241:
240:Euclid Avenue
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
213:) (1972–1974)
212:
208:
203:
198:
194:
190:) (1946–1947)
189:
185:
180:
175:) (1937–1973)
174:
170:
166:
161:
157:
153:
139:
135:
121:
117:
103:
99:
94:
88:
86:
82:
77:
49:
47:
43:
40:United States
37:
33:
28:
24:
20:
1049:The Decision
1048:
965:Broadcasters
817:Gary Gilbert
789:
779:
761:
752:Head coaches
704:
694:
632:
605:
564:. Retrieved
559:
550:
536:
524:. Retrieved
516:
507:
495:. Retrieved
491:
482:
470:. Retrieved
456:
444:. Retrieved
435:
416:
397:February 29,
395:. Retrieved
375:
355:
344:
315:
304:
300:
289:
270:
255:
244:
219:
218:
96:Construction
1060:Gordon Gund
1038:Ted Stepien
1033:Paul Porter
1018:Jeff Shreve
1013:Fred McLeod
842:Mike Gansey
834:Koby Altman
811:Dan Gilbert
693:Founded in
633:Home of the
628:first arena
606:Home of the
601:first arena
368:1700–1799:
348:1634–1699:
294:of the new
273:Nick Mileti
71: /
46:Coordinates
1075:Categories
846:Head coach
827:(minority)
813:(majority)
336:References
266:Alan Freed
234:team, the
137:Demolished
59:81°39′40″W
56:41°30′14″N
1043:The Block
937:Rivalries
830:President
801:Personnel
718:Franchise
703:Based in
566:April 28,
526:April 28,
497:April 28,
472:April 28,
324:'s (MLB)
224:Cleveland
32:Cleveland
1055:The Shot
1023:Joe Tait
807:Owner(s)
373:(1992).
353:(1997).
85:Capacity
26:Location
994:WOHZ-CD
990:WTCL-LD
757:Seasons
747:Records
725:History
446:May 20,
283:of the
249:of the
163:Tenants
145: (
127: (
109: (
38:, 44115
773:Arenas
423:
119:Closed
101:Opened
821:Usher
380:(PDF)
360:(PDF)
985:WUAB
980:WNZN
928:2016
740:1970
697:1970
568:2019
528:2019
499:2019
474:2019
448:2020
421:ISBN
399:2024
290:The
228:Ohio
147:1977
140:1977
129:1974
122:1974
111:1937
104:1937
36:Ohio
232:AHL
211:WHA
197:NBA
188:BAA
179:NBL
173:AHL
1077::
912:43
907:42
902:34
897:25
892:22
887:11
823:,
819:,
558:.
519:.
515:.
490:.
464:.
407:^
382:.
362:.
332:.
226:,
34:,
1004:"
1000:"
992:/
882:7
673:e
666:t
659:v
570:.
544:.
530:.
501:.
476:.
450:.
429:.
401:.
386:.
366:.
209:(
195:(
186:(
171:(
149:)
131:)
113:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.