Queensboro Arena - Revision history

Ric: 1st outdoor boxing season started in 1921 (per June 9, 1948 NYT)

2008-06-28T17:14:23Z

1st outdoor boxing season started in 1921 (per June 9, 1948 NYT)

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	*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)		*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)
	*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.		*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.
	*Built on the site of Schalenberg’s Park, a picnic ground, the old dance hall became a moving picture theatre, and in 1911, a fight arena. Old timers would talk of watching fights on the Ditmars bound el as it slowly made its turn onto Northern Blvd. Kids climbing the elevated structure to watch fights for free were a constant problem.		*Built on the site of Schalenberg’s Park, a picnic ground, the old dance hall became a moving picture theatre, and in 1911, a fight arena. Old timers would talk of watching fights on the Ditmars bound el as it slowly made its turn onto Northern Blvd. Kids climbing the elevated structure to watch fights for free were a constant problem. Its inaugural outdoor professional boxing season started in 1921.
	*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s		*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s

Ric at 21:13, 7 January 2007

2007-01-07T21:13:11Z

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	*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza		*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza
	*Also known as the Queensboro Stadium
	*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)		*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)
	*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.		*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.

Ric at 21:12, 7 January 2007

2007-01-07T21:12:39Z

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	*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza		*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza
			*Also known as the Queensboro Stadium
	*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)		*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)
	*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.		*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.

Ric at 21:11, 7 January 2007

2007-01-07T21:11:54Z

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	*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza		*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza
	*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)		*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)
	*Existed from ~~the 1920s~~ thru the 1940s, demolished March 1950.		*Existed from 1911 thru the 1940s; demolished March 1950.
	*Built on the site of Schalenberg’s Park, a picnic ground, the old dance hall became a moving picture theatre, and in 1911, a fight arena. Old timers would talk of watching fights on the Ditmars bound el as it slowly made its turn onto Northern Blvd. Kids climbing the elevated structure to watch fights for free were a constant problem.		*Built on the site of Schalenberg’s Park, a picnic ground, the old dance hall became a moving picture theatre, and in 1911, a fight arena. Old timers would talk of watching fights on the Ditmars bound el as it slowly made its turn onto Northern Blvd. Kids climbing the elevated structure to watch fights for free were a constant problem.
	*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s		*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s

Goldthorpe at 19:48, 7 January 2007

2007-01-07T19:48:59Z

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	*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza		*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza
	*Capacity: 4,000		*Capacity: 4,000 (outdoor venue)
	*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s		*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s, demolished March 1950.
			*Built on the site of Schalenberg’s Park, a picnic ground, the old dance hall became a moving picture theatre, and in 1911, a fight arena. Old timers would talk of watching fights on the Ditmars bound el as it slowly made its turn onto Northern Blvd. Kids climbing the elevated structure to watch fights for free were a constant problem.
	*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s		*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s

Ric: Matchmaker added

2007-01-04T22:32:33Z

Matchmaker added

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	*Capacity: 4,000		*Capacity: 4,000
	*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s		*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s
			*Matchmaker: [[Tom McArdle]], in the 1920s

	[[Category:New York State Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:New York State Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]
	[[Category:New York City Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:New York City Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]
	[[Category:Long Island Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:Long Island Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]

Goldthorpe at 21:55, 4 January 2007

2007-01-04T21:55:14Z

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	*Capacity: 4,000		*Capacity: 4,000
	*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s		*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s
	*Matchmaker: Tom McArdle
	~~Mid-1920s matchmaker for [[Queensboro Arena]] in New York City.~~

	~~[[Category:Matchmakers\|McArdle, Tom]]~~

Goldthorpe at 21:53, 4 January 2007

2007-01-04T21:53:11Z

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	*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s		*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s
	*Matchmaker: Tom McArdle		*Matchmaker: Tom McArdle
			Mid-1920s matchmaker for [[Queensboro Arena]] in New York City.

			[[Category:Matchmakers\|McArdle, Tom]]


	[[Category:New York State Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:New York State Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]
	[[Category:New York City Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:New York City Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]
	[[Category:Long Island Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:Long Island Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]

Goldthorpe: /* Long Island, NY, USA */

2007-01-04T21:07:48Z

Long Island, NY, USA

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	*Capacity: 4,000		*Capacity: 4,000
	*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s		*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s
			*Matchmaker: Tom McArdle

	[[Category:New York State Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:New York State Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]
	[[Category:New York City Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:New York City Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]
	[[Category:Long Island Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]		[[Category:Long Island Venues\|Queensboro Arena]]

Ric at 05:23, 3 November 2005

2005-11-03T05:23:23Z

New page

== Long Island, NY, USA ==

*29-49 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, near the Queensboro Bridge Plaza
*Capacity: 4,000
*Existed from the 1920s thru the 1940s

[[Category:New York State Venues|Queensboro Arena]]
[[Category:New York City Venues|Queensboro Arena]]
[[Category:Long Island Venues|Queensboro Arena]]