Rhode Island Auditorium

Rhode Island Auditorium
The Arena, The Main Event, Providence Auditorium
The plaque is hanging on a fence around the current parking lot. It contains the text in the description, along with a diagram of the façade of the former auditorium.
Plaque commemorating the former site of the Rhode Island Auditorium.
Map
Location1111 North Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°51′2.34″N 71°24′6.34″W / 41.8506500°N 71.4017611°W / 41.8506500; -71.4017611
OwnerHubert Milot, Louis A. R. Pieri(1938–1967)
OperatorLouis A. R. Pieri (Manager, 1929)
Capacity5,300
ScoreboardYes
Construction
OpenedFebruary 18, 1926
Demolished1989[1]
Tenants
Providence Reds (AHL) (1926–1972)
Providence Steamrollers (NBA) (1946–1949)[2]
Providence Friars (NCAA) (1952–1973)

Rhode Island Auditorium was an indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, at 1111 North Main Street. It hosted the NBA's Providence Steamrollers from 1946 until 1949, and the Providence Reds ice hockey team until the Providence Civic Center (now the Amica Mutual Pavilion) was opened in 1972.[3]

  1. ^ "With puck and pluck: Documentary tells the story of the Rhode Island Reds hockey team". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  2. ^ "AIR Historical :: RI Auditorium". Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  3. ^ "RI Auditorium". www.rirocks.net. Retrieved 2024-05-28.