The Expo | |
Full name | The Winter Garden at Exposition Hall |
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Location | Site of Point State Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States |
Coordinates | 40°26′30″N 80°00′43″W / 40.44167°N 80.01194°W |
Owner | Western Pennsylvania Exposition Society |
Operator | City of Pittsburgh (1920–1951) Pittsburgh Exposition (1896-1919) |
Field size | 300 feet (91 m) × 140 feet (43 m) |
Surface | Multi-surface (ice) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1885 |
Built | 1885-1889 |
Opened | 1889 (Expositions) |
Renovated | 1916 (Renovated for Hockey) |
Closed | 1920 |
Demolished | 1941 (Music Hall) 1942 (Machinery Hall) July 2, 1951 (Main Hall) |
Construction cost | $1,000,000 (USD) $600,000 (USD) (renovation) |
Architect | Joseph Stillburg |
Main contractors | Murphy & 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.