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Minneapolis Auditorium

Opened in 1927

About Minneapolis Auditorium

Minneapolis Auditorium was an NBA arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in 1927 and closed in 1989. Its last recorded capacity was 10,000. Its only tenant was Minneapolis Lakers (NBA, 1949–1960). On our ranked lists it ranks 200th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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200th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
32nd shortest-lived of 46 basketball arenas with known opening and closing years
65th longest single tenancy (11 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
29th shortest-lived of 43 NBA arenas with known opening and closing years
55th longest single tenancy (11 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas

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Venue Information

Capacity

10,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1927

Year Closed

1989

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Elevation

855 ft

260 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.

The site today

The site is now occupied by Minneapolis Convention Center.

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

Teams

Home seasons at Minneapolis Auditorium by team, 1927–1989. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Minneapolis Lakers While based here: 12 seasons · 459-383 regular season · 11 postseason trips NBA · 1949–1960 Territory map on ImperialismMap Minneapolis Auditorium 1949–1960 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1961–1967 Great Western Forum 1968–1999 Crypto.com Arena 2000–present	NBA	1949–1960

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 Minneapolis Auditorium?

The capacity of Minneapolis Auditorium is 10,000.

When was Minneapolis Auditorium built?

Minneapolis Auditorium opened in 1927.

What is on the site of Minneapolis Auditorium today?

The site is now occupied by Minneapolis Convention Center.

Where did the Minneapolis Lakers play after Minneapolis Auditorium?

After leaving Minneapolis Auditorium in 1960, the Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in 1961. They played there until 1967.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 44.9690, -93.2740

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Athletic Park	1889–1896	0.7 mi
Target Center	1990–	0.8 mi
U.S. Bank Stadium	2016–	0.8 mi
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	1982–2014	0.8 mi
Target Field	2010–	0.9 mi
Nicollet Park	1896–1955	1.5 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Minneapolis Lakers

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.