Philadelphia Arena

Philadelphia Arena
	Philadelphia Arena Ice Rink (1927)
	Interactive map of Philadelphia Arena
Former names	Philadelphia Auditorium and Ice Palace (1920–1925); The Arena (1925–1980); Martin Luther King Jr Arena (1980–1983)
Location	4530 Market Street; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′29″N 75°12′42″W / 39.957959°N 75.211726°W
Owner	George F. Pawling (1919–1922); Jules Mastbaum, Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger (1922–1925); Rudy Fried, Maurice Fishman (1927–1934); Triangle Publications (1947–1958); Philadelphia Arena Corp. (Peter Tyrell) (1958–1965); James Toppi Enterprises (1965–1977); Randell Wright (1977–1980); Larmark Inc (1980–1983)
Capacity	4,100 (permanent) (1922); 10,000 (boxing) (1922); 9,300 (1940); 5,526; 6,500 (76ers 1966)
Public transit	SEPTA Metro: (46th Street Station); SEPTA bus: 31, 64
Construction
Broke ground	November 1919
Opened	February 14, 1920
Closed	September 1981
Demolished	August 24, 1983
Builder	George F. Pawling & Company
Tenants
	Yale Bulldogs (Hockey) (1920–1921); Princeton Tigers (Hockey) (1920–1921); Penn Quakers (Hockey) (1920–1968); Quaker City (USAHA) (1921–1922); St. Nicholas (USAHA) (1921); Philadelphia Arrows (C-AHL) (1927–1935); Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) (1930–1931); Philadelphia Comets (T-SHL) (1932–1933); Philadelphia Ramblers (C-AHL/I-AHL/AHL) (1935–1941); Philadelphia Falcons (EAHL) (1942–1946; 1951); Philadelphia Rockets (AHL) (1946–1949); Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL) (1955–1964); Philadelphia Warriors (BAA/NBA) (1946–1952, part-time 1952–1962); Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) (1963–1967, part-time); Philadelphia Kings (CBA) (1980–1981);

The Arena was a sports arena and auditorium used mainly for sporting events located at 46th and Market Streets in West Philadelphia from 1920 until 1983. The address of the building, originally named the Philadelphia Auditorium and Ice Palace, was 4530 Market Street. It was the long time home to ice hockey in Philadelphia until the construction of the Spectrum in 1967, and first home of the Philadelphia Warriors basketball team. The Arena was renamed the Martin Luther King Jr. Arena in 1980, in use until its closure in 1981, and was lost to arson in 1983.