Denver Auditorium Arena

Denver Auditorium Arena
Full name	Quigg Newton Denver Municipal Auditorium Theatre and Arena
Former names	Denver Municipal Auditorium (1908–48)
Address	1323 Champa St; Denver, CO 80204
Location	Downtown Denver
Coordinates	39°44′40″N 104°59′51″W / 39.74444°N 104.99750°W
Owner	City and County of Denver
Capacity	Arena: 12,500 (original); 6,841 (renovated); Theatre: 2,240
Construction
Broke ground	September 22, 1907
Opened	July 7, 1908
Renovated	1947–48; 1952; 1956;
Closed	1990
Construction cost	$400,000; ($13.1 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Robert Willison
Tenants
	Denver Nuggets (NBL/NBA) (1948–50); Denver Rockets/Nuggets (ABA) (1967–75); Denver Racquets (WTT) (1974); Denver Comets (IVA) (1977–79)

Denver Auditorium Arena was an indoor arena located at the corner of 13th and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. It was constructed as the Denver Municipal Auditorium in 1908 during the administration of Mayor Robert W. Speer. The building was opened on July 7, 1908, and was the site of the 1908 Democratic National Convention.^[3]

With a capacity of 12,500, the building was at the time of its opening the second largest in America to Madison Square Garden.^[4] Initially, the venue was configured and equipped to hold numerous kinds of events including theater, opera, conventions, sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, and more. Renovations were made to the building in the 1940s, and in 1953 the southern half of the building was converted into the Auditorium Arena, a pure sporting venue with seating capacity of 6,841.

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). 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 (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). 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 (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Denver Municipal Auditorium (Quigg Newton Denver Municipal Auditorium)". History Colorado. March 2023. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^ "ELLIE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY". Denver Arts & Venues. October 2015. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^ Venue information and background

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). 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 (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). 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 (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] "Denver Municipal Auditorium (Quigg Newton Denver Municipal Auditorium)". History Colorado. March 2023. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

[3] "ELLIE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY". Denver Arts & Venues. October 2015. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

[Info-4] Venue information and background

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