About Baltimore Coliseum
Baltimore Coliseum was an NBA arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It opened in 1939 and closed in 1968. Its last recorded capacity was 4,500. Its only tenant was Baltimore Bullets (NBA, 1948–1954). On our ranked lists it ranks 99th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 99th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 12th shortest-lived of 46 basketball arenas with known opening and closing years
- 90th longest single tenancy (6 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
- 11th shortest-lived of 43 NBA arenas with known opening and closing years
- 71st longest single tenancy (6 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
68 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Baltimore Bullets While based here: 7 seasons · 159-291 regular season · 3 postseason trips
NBA · 1948–1954
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NBA | 1948–1954 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Baltimore Coliseum?
The capacity of Baltimore Coliseum is 4,500.
When was Baltimore Coliseum built?
Baltimore Coliseum opened in 1939.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 13 m of this point).
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newington Park | 0.6 mi | |
| Madison Avenue Grounds | 0.8 mi | |
| Oriole Park III | 1891– | 1.9 mi |
| Homewood Field | 1906– | 2.0 mi |
| Oriole Park I | 2.1 mi | |
| Oriole Park V | 1914–1944 | 2.1 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.