Salt Palace

Opened in 1969

About Salt Palace

Salt Palace is recorded as an ABA and NBA arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. It opened in 1969. Its recorded capacity is 10,725. Former tenants include Utah Stars (ABA, 1971–1976) and Utah Jazz (NBA, 1980–1991).

Appears in

65th longest single tenancy (11 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
55th longest single tenancy (11 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas
1st longest single tenancy (5 years) of the 14 longest on record in ABA arenas

Venue Information

Capacity

10,725

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1969

Address

100 West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Elevation

4,303 ft

1,312 m above sea level

Address 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

Home seasons at Salt Palace by team, 1969–1991. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Utah Jazz While based here: 12 seasons · 486-498 regular season · 8 postseason trips NBA · 1980–1991 Territory map on ImperialismMap Loyola Field House 1975 Louisiana Superdome 1976–1979 Salt Palace 1980–1991 Delta Center 1992–present	NBA	1980–1991
Utah Stars While based here: 6 seasons · 265-171 regular season · 5 postseason trips ABA · 1971–1976 Territory map on ImperialismMap Anaheim Convention Center 1968 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1969–1970 Salt Palace 1971–1976	ABA	1971–1976

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 Salt Palace?

The capacity of Salt Palace is 10,725.

When was Salt Palace built?

Salt Palace opened in 1969.

Where did the Utah Jazz play before Salt Palace?

Before moving to Salt Palace in 1980, the Utah Jazz played at Louisiana Superdome from 1976 to 1979.

Where did the Utah Jazz play after Salt Palace?

After leaving Salt Palace in 1991, the Utah Jazz moved to Delta Center in 1992.

Where did the Utah Stars play before Salt Palace?

Before moving to Salt Palace in 1971, the Utah Stars played at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena from 1969 to 1970.

Sources

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

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
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 (CC0): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 40.7669, -111.8950

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Delta Center	1991–	0.3 mi
Rice-Eccles Stadium	1927–	2.5 mi
Rice Stadium	1927–1997	2.5 mi
Stewart Stadium	1966–	29 mi
LaVell Edwards Stadium	1964–	37 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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