Madison Square Garden (1879)

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Full nameMadison Square Garden
LocationNew York City, New York
Coordinates40°44′34″N 73°59′08″W / 40.74278°N 73.98556°W / 40.74278; -73.98556
OwnerWilliam Kissam Vanderbilt
OperatorWilliam Kissam Vanderbilt
Capacity10,000
Construction
Built1874[1]
OpenedMay 31, 1879
Closed1890
Demolished1890

Madison Square Garden (1879–1890) was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first venue to use that name, it seated 10,000 spectators. It was replaced with a new building on the same site.

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