About Municipal Auditorium
Municipal Auditorium is a former name of Kiel Auditorium, used 1934–1942. Kiel Auditorium was an NBA arena in Saint Louis, Missouri. It opened in 1934 and closed in 1992. Its last recorded capacity was 9,300. Its only tenant was St. Louis Hawks (NBA, 1956–1968). On our ranked lists it ranks 189th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 189th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 29th shortest-lived of 46 basketball arenas with known opening and closing years
- 62nd longest single tenancy (12 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
- 26th shortest-lived of 43 NBA arenas with known opening and closing years
- 53rd longest single tenancy (12 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
146 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
- Enterprise Center (opened 1994) now stands on or beside the site.
Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
St. Louis Hawks While based here: 13 seasons · 555-453 regular season · 12 postseason trips
NBA · 1956–1968
All 7 home venues of the St. Louis Hawks
|
NBA | 1956–1968 |
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 Municipal Auditorium?
The capacity of Municipal Auditorium is 9,300.
When was Municipal Auditorium built?
Municipal Auditorium opened in 1934.
What is on the site of Municipal Auditorium today?
Enterprise Center (opened 1994) now stands on or beside the site.
Where did the St. Louis Hawks play before Municipal Auditorium?
Before moving to Municipal Auditorium in 1956, the St. Louis Hawks played at Milwaukee Arena from 1952 to 1955.
Where did the St. Louis Hawks play after Municipal Auditorium?
After leaving Municipal Auditorium in 1968, the St. Louis Hawks moved to Alexander Memorial Coliseum in 1969. They played there until 1971.
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: What stands on the site today.
- 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.
Historical Names
Kiel Auditorium
1943 - 1992
Municipal Auditorium
1934 - 1942
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Center | 1994– | Same site |
| Busch Stadium | 1966–2005 | 0.6 mi |
| Busch Stadium | 2006– | 0.6 mi |
| The Dome at America's Center | 1995– | 0.8 mi |
| Union Grounds | 1884–1888 | 1.4 mi |
| Red Stocking Baseball Park | 1875–1898 | 1.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.