War Memorial Coliseum

Opened in 1952

About War Memorial Coliseum

War Memorial Coliseum is recorded as an NBA arena in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It opened in 1952. Its recorded capacity is 10,480. Its only tenant was Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA, 1953–1957).

Appears in

82nd longest single tenancy (4 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas

Photo of War Memorial Coliseum — Photo by FTSKfan at English Wikipedia. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

10,480

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1952

Address

4000 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805

Elevation

790 ft

241 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.

Capacity by layout

Layout	Seats	Source
General	10,480	Wikidata
Basketball	13,000	Wikipedia

Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.

Teams

Home seasons at War Memorial Coliseum by team, 1952–1957. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Fort Wayne Pistons While based here: 5 seasons · 190-168 regular season · 5 postseason trips NBA · 1953–1957 Territory map on ImperialismMap North Side High School Gym 1949–1952 War Memorial Coliseum 1953–1957 Olympia Stadium 1958–1961 All 7 home venues of the Fort Wayne Pistons North Side High School Gym 1949–1952 War Memorial Coliseum 1953–1957 Olympia Stadium 1958–1961 Cobo Hall 1962–1978 Pontiac Silverdome 1979–1988 The Palace of Auburn Hills 1989–2017 Little Caesars Arena 2018–present	NBA	1953–1957

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 War Memorial Coliseum?

The capacity of War Memorial Coliseum is 10,480.

When was War Memorial Coliseum built?

War Memorial Coliseum opened in 1952.

Where did the Fort Wayne Pistons play before War Memorial Coliseum?

Before moving to War Memorial Coliseum in 1953, the Fort Wayne Pistons played at North Side High School Gym from 1949 to 1952.

Where did the Fort Wayne Pistons play after War Memorial Coliseum?

After leaving War Memorial Coliseum in 1957, the Fort Wayne Pistons moved to Olympia Stadium in 1958. They played there until 1961.

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 (Public domain): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, basketball layout.

Location

Coordinates: 41.1156, -85.1244

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
North Side High School Gym	1927–	1.4 mi
Kekionga Ball Grounds		3.2 mi
Frank Waters Stadium	1947–	62 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Fort Wayne Pistons

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