Spokane Coliseum

Spokane Coliseum
	The Boone Street Barn
	250px View west from Howard Street
Location	W. Boone Ave. &; N. Howard St.; Spokane, Washington
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Capacity	5,400
Construction
Broke ground	September 28, 1953
Opened	December 3, 1954
Closed	Spring 1995 (40 years)
Demolished	Spring-Summer 1995
Construction cost	$2.5 million in 1954
Tenants
	Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) (1958-65, 1979–80); Spokane Flyers (WHL) (1980–81); Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (1985–95)

Spokane Coliseum (nicknamed The Boone Street Barn)^[4]^[5] was an indoor arena in Spokane, Washington. Opened in late 1954,^[2] it had a seating capacity of 5,400.

After more than a year of construction, the arena was dedicated on December 3, 1954, in a program headlined by Metropolitan Opera soprano Patrice Munsel, a Spokane native.^[2]^[6]^[7] The largest crowds in its early years were for a Catholic Mass and stage shows by Lawrence Welk and Liberace, respectively.^[7]

It was host to a number of teams, including the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. The arena served as the home of the Gonzaga University basketball team, from its entry into NCAA Division I competition in 1958, until the opening of the on-campus John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion in 1965,^[8] later the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre. The Bulldogs returned to the Coliseum in 1979, their first year in the West Coast Athletic Conference, for conference home games only^[9] before returning to Kennedy Pavilion for the 1980–81 season.^[10] They continued to use the Coliseum for occasional home games until its demise. The venue was used for some events of the 1990 Goodwill Games^[11]

Replacement

During 1990, discussions for a new arena to replace the Spokane Coliseum began.^[12] One factor that led to the idea included several damages to the arena which had a leaking roof and rusted boilers.^[12] Another major issue was the size of Spokane Coliseum, which had then recently lost potential bookings from ZZ Top and New Kids on the Block due to its small size.^[12]

The Spokane Coliseum was replaced by the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 29 years ago in 1995 and was demolished that spring and summer.^[13] The space it occupied is directly north of the new arena, towards Boone Avenue, now a parking lot.^[5]

References

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External link

Spokane Daily Chronicle - photos from December 3, 1954 edition, opening night

Preceded by Kelowna Memorial Arena (as Kelowna Wings)	Home of the Spokane Chiefs 1985–1995	Succeeded by Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

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Construction
The Boone Street Barn
250px View west from Howard Street
Location	W. Boone Ave. & N. Howard St. Spokane, Washington
Coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Capacity	5,400
Broke ground	September 28, 1953 ^[1]
Opened	December 3, 1954
Closed	Spring 1995 (40 years)
Demolished	Spring-Summer 1995
Construction cost	$2.5 million in 1954 ^[2]^[3]
Tenants
Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) (1958-65, 1979–80) Spokane Flyers (WHL) (1980–81) Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (1985–95)