Talk:Chicago Stadium
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It seems sad that they could tear down the only venue where Franklin Delano Roosevelt ever received the Democratic Presidential nomination, and where "MJ" set the basketball world on its ear -- what a landmark!!
Rlquall 18:52, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Convention hall, Atlantic city
At the time the Chicago stadium was built, it wasnt the largest arena in the world, the Atlantic city convnetion hall was, it held over 40,000 people. It is 500ft long by 400ft wide and 137ft high and it is home to the worlds largest pipe organ, the Midmer Losh, wich has 33,000 pipes and over 1,000 stops spead over 7 manuals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.145.242.106 (talk) 21:39, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
