Winter Garden at Exposition Hall

The Winter Garden
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Full nameThe Winter Garden at Exposition Hall
LocationSite of Point State Park,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 United States
Coordinates40°26′30″N 80°00′43″W / 40.44167°N 80.01194°W / 40.44167; -80.01194
OwnerWestern Pennsylvania Exposition Society
OperatorCity of Pittsburgh (1920–1951)
Pittsburgh Exposition (1896-1919)
Field size300 feet (91 m) × 140 feet (43 m)
SurfaceMulti-surface (ice)
Construction
Broke ground1885
Built1885-1889
Opened1889 (Expositions)
Renovated1916 (Renovated for Hockey)
Closed1920
Demolished1941 (Music Hall)
1942 (Machinery Hall)
July 2, 1951 (Main Hall)
Construction cost$1,000,000 (USD)
$600,000 (USD) (renovation)
ArchitectJoseph Stillburg
Main contractorsMurphy & Hamilton
Marshall Foundry & Construction Company
Tenants
Various local teams (1916-1920)
Winter Garden hockey team (1915–1916)

The Winter Garden at Exposition Hall was a multi-purpose facility, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Joseph Stillburg. It stood on the current site of Point State Park. The facility consisted of three buildings: Main Hall, Music Hall and Machinery Hall. The Exposition was originally supposed to be a place for social gatherings where ideas and goods could be freely exchanged; however, the facility later became Pittsburgh's premier indoor ice hockey rink.