Denver Arena Auditorium

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Auditorium Arena
Location	14th and Arapahoe Streets Denver, Colorado 80204
Broke ground	1908
Opened	July 7, 1908
Owner	City and County of Denver
Operator	City and County of Denver
Surface	Multi-Surface
Architect	Robert Willison
Tenants
Denver Nuggets (NBL/NBA) (1948-1950) Denver Nuggets (ABA) (1967-1975)
Capacity
12,500 (original), 6,841 (renovated)

Denver's Auditorium Arena was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado. Its building, constructed as the Denver Municipal Auditorium in 1908, was a multipurpose venue, the second largest in America to Madison Square Garden, which originally hosted the Democratic National Convention. Originally it was configured and equipped to hold numerous kinds of events including theater, opera, conventions, exhibitions, concerts, and more. Originally sporting events, including the games of the original NBA Denver Nuggets, were held on the venue's large stage. In its initial configuration, the venue had a capacity of up to 12,500. Later, the southern half of the building was converted into the Auditorium Arena, a pure sporting venue with seating capacity of 6,841. It hosted the ABA's Denver Rockets, later Denver Nuggets, from 1967 until they left for McNichols Sports Arena in 1975. In the early 1990s the arena was remodeled into the Temple Hoyne Buell Theater.

Preceded by None

Home of the Denver Nuggets 1948–1950 Denver Rockets/Denver Nuggets 1967–1975

Succeeded by McNichols Sports Arena 1975–1999