Chicago Stadium
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Completed on March 28, 1929 at a cost of $9.5 million, Chicago Stadium was the largest indoor arena in the world at the time. It was also the first arena with an air conditioning system (though the system was fairly rudimentary by modern standards, and was memorably given to filling the arena with fog during late-season games). The stadium sat 17,317 for hockey at the time of closure. Much of the loud, ringing noise of the fans could also be attributed to the fabled Barton organ that was played during hockey games there, earing it the monicker of "The Madhouse on Madison (Avenue)."
After the Blackhawks and Bulls moved to the United Center, the Chicago Stadium was demolished in 1995. The keyboard of the organ now resides in the Phil Maloof residence in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Links
A web page devoted to the fabled Chicago Stadium Barton organ. (http://theatreorgans.com/BARTON)
A history of Chicago Stadium from ballparks.com (http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/ChicagoBlackhawks/oldindex.htm)