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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_df9a08712291a70210c7372a5b456bf8f9a98149"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Cleveland_Arena&revid=1259474174&groups=_df9a08712291a70210c7372a5b456bf8f9a98149" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Cleveland_Arena&revid=1259474174&groups=_df9a08712291a70210c7372a5b456bf8f9a98149 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">3717 Euclid Avenue<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, 44115<br />United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cleveland_Arena&params=41_30_14_N_81_39_40_W_type:landmark_region:US-OH"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°30′14″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°39′40″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.50389°N 81.66111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.50389; -81.66111</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">11,000 (basketball)<br />9,900 (hockey)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1937<span class="noprint">; 87 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1937</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">1974<span class="noprint">; 50 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1974</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Demolished</th><td class="infobox-data">1977<span class="noprint">; 47 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1977</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction cost</th><td class="infobox-data">$1.5 million ($31.8 million in 2023 dollars<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(1937%E2%80%9373)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Barons (1937–73)">Cleveland Barons</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a>) (1937–1973)<br />Cleveland White Horses (<a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">NBL</a>) (1938–1939)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Rebels" title="Cleveland Rebels">Cleveland Rebels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">BAA</a>) (1946–1947)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>) (1966–1970)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> (NBA) (1970–1974)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland Crusaders</a> (<a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">WHA</a>) (1972–1974)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cleveland Arena</b> was an arena in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(1937%E2%80%9373)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Barons (1937–73)">Cleveland Barons</a>. The arena was at 3717 <a href="/wiki/Euclid_Avenue_(Cleveland)" title="Euclid Avenue (Cleveland)">Euclid Avenue</a>, and seated over 10,000 in the stands and over 12,500 for events such as boxing, where floor seating was available.<sup id="cite_ref-Condon_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Condon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the Barons, the arena was home to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Rebels" title="Cleveland Rebels">Cleveland Rebels</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a>, also owned by Sutphin, for the 1946–47 season. </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 21, 1952, it was the site of the <a href="/wiki/Moondog_Coronation_Ball" title="Moondog Coronation Ball">Moondog Coronation Ball</a>, considered the first <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> concert, organized by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Freed" title="Alan Freed">Alan Freed</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1968, the arena and the Barons were purchased by <a href="/wiki/Nick_Mileti" title="Nick Mileti">Nick Mileti</a>. In 1970, the expansion <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). The Royals, who also played home games at other Ohio sites, played more than 35 games at the arena between 1966 and 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Cleveland Crusaders</a> of the new <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a> played at the arena from 1972 to 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-case_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-case-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum" title="Richfield Coliseum">Richfield Coliseum</a>. The arena was demolished in 1977;<sup id="cite_ref-Condon_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Condon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the headquarters of the Cleveland Chapter of the <a href="/wiki/American_Red_Cross" title="American Red Cross">American Red Cross</a> now occupies the site.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The arena was the last major sporting facility to open within Cleveland's borders prior to 1994, when Jacobs Field, now <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Field" title="Progressive Field">Progressive Field</a>, opened for <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s (MLB) <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a>. Later that year, the Cavaliers moved back into Cleveland when they opened the adjacent Gund Arena, now <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Mortgage_FieldHouse" title="Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse">Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cleveland_Arena&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-inflation-US-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-inflation-US_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1634–1699: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMcCusker1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/John_J._McCusker" title="John J. McCusker">McCusker, J. J.</a> (1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44525121.pdf"><i>How Much Is That in Real Money? 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History)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://basketball.ballparks.com/NBA/ClevelandCavaliers/oldindex.htm">Arenas by Munsey & Suppes</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">first arena</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Home of the<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </b><br />1970 – 1974 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Richfield_Coliseum" title="Richfield Coliseum">Richfield Coliseum</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">first arena</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" 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