Old Chicago Stadium Locker Room

Opened on march 28 1929 at a cost of 9 5 million chicago stadium was the largest indoor arena in the world at the time.

Old chicago stadium locker room. Hockey night in canada intermission feature from the 1985 playoffs. The first professional football game held in the stadium was witnessed by 11 198 people on december 18 1932 when the chicago bears beat the portland spartans 9 0 for the league championship. These sort of locker room celebrations have become a staple of saints postgame activities and it s great to see them return for 2020. It was the dressing room for many a visiting team during the lifetime of chicago stadium.

This is a sign of what is meant when analysts refer to locker room culture. Known as the madhouse on madison it hosted the blackhawks bulls national political conventions and even an nfl playoff game our historic chicago walking bar tour guests know that the billy goat tavern was originally right across the street. Capitals dressing room at chicago stadium oct. It was also the first arena with an air conditioning system.

The old chicago stadium stood on the near west side for nearly 60 years until the united center replaced it. Detroit s olympia stadium built two years earlier was a model for the chicago stadium and had a capacity of over 15 000 people.