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Building in Rhode Island, United States

Rhode Island Auditorium
Construction
The Arena, The Main Event, Providence Auditorium
Plaque commemorating the former site of the Rhode Island Auditorium.

Location	1111 North Main Street,Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°51′2.34″N71°24′6.34″W / 41.8506500°N 71.4017611°W /41.8506500; -71.4017611
Owner	Hubert Milot,Louis A. R. Pieri(1938–1967)
Operator	Louis A. R. Pieri (Manager, 1929)
Capacity	5,300
Scoreboard	Yes
Opened	February 18, 1926
Demolished	1989^[1]
Tenants
Providence Reds (AHL) (1926–1972) Providence Steamrollers (NBA) (1946–1949)^[2] Providence Friars (NCAA) (1952–1973)

Rhode Island Auditorium was an indoorarena inProvidence, Rhode Island, at 1111 North Main Street. It hosted theNBA'sProvidence Steamrollers from 1946 until 1949, and theProvidence Reds ice hockey team until theProvidence Civic Center (now theAmica Mutual Pavilion) was opened in 1972.^[3]

Description and history

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The arena held 5,300 people and opened in 1926. Through the years, a myriad of events including theIce Capades, public skating,boxing, concerts, and religious events were held at the old barn. The venue hosted 28 ofRocky Marciano's 49 fights over a 4-year span, from July 12, 1948 (his second fight) to May 12, 1952 (his 41st), just four months before winning the heavyweight title by beatingJersey Joe Walcott in Philadelphia. After the Reds departed for the downtown Civic Center, the Auditorium, for a time, became atennis venue.^[2]

At the height of theGreat Depression in 1932, the arena faced financial ruin. Industrialist and Rhode Island hockey legendMalcolm Greene Chace rescued the auditorium from foreclosure.^[4]

In 1969, a concert bySly and the Family Stone at the auditorium was followed by a riot. This led mayorJoseph A. Doorley to ban all rock concerts in Providence; the ban only lasted for a few months.^[5]

It was torn down in 1989 and parking affiliated withThe Miriam Hospital now occupies the site. In 2009, theRhode Island Reds Heritage Society, a group formed to commemorate the hockey team, marked the site with a plaque commemorating the team's existence.^[1]

Concert dates

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Date	Band	Opening Act(s)
November 3, 1965	The Rolling Stones
August 14, 1967	Herman's Hermits	The Who
July 18, 1968	The Who
November 4, 1968	Cream	The Terry Reid Group	^[6]
November 17, 1968	Jimi Hendrix
May 17, 1969	Jimi Hendrix	Buddy Miles Express,Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys	^[7]
June 9, 1970	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Country Funk	^[8]
April 21, 1971	TheGrateful Dead		^[9]
July 15, 1971	Creedence Clearwater Revival	^[10]
August 13–14, 1971	Chicago

References

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^^a ^b"With puck and pluck: Documentary tells the story of the Rhode Island Reds hockey team". The Providence Journal. Retrieved29 November 2009.
^^a ^b"AIR Historical :: RI Auditorium". Retrieved29 November 2009.
^"RI Auditorium".www.rirocks.net. Retrieved2024-05-28.
^"Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame".Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame. Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved10 March 2021.
^Stanton, Mike (2003).The Prince of Providence. New York: Random House. pp. 29, 32.
^"The Clock That Went Backwards Again: Cream – 1968-11-04 – Providence". August 2009. Retrieved29 November 2009.
^"the jimi hendrix encyclopedia - jimihendrix.com". Retrieved29 November 2009.
^"RI Rocks". Retrieved25 December 2016.
^"Grateful Dead Rhode Island Auditorium - April 21, 1971".
^"Lot Detail - Creedence Clearwater Revival Original 1971 Concert Poster".

External links

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v t e Hartford Wolf Pack
Formerly theProvidence Reds,Rhode Island Reds,Binghamton Dusters,Binghamton Whalers,Binghamton Rangers,Hartford Wolf Pack, andConnecticut Whale Founded in 1926 Based inHartford, Connecticut
Franchise	History Records Players All articles
Arenas	Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Civic Center Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena XL Center
Coaches	Keith McCambridge Kris Knoblauch Steve Smith
Calder Cup	1938 1940 1949 1956 2000
Rivalries	Bridgeport Islanders Springfield Thunderbirds
Affiliates	New York Rangers (NHL) Bloomington Bison (ECHL)

v t e Providence Friars men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Rhode Island Auditorium (1952–1973) Schneider Arena (1973–present)
Head coaches	Joseph T. Landry (1926–1927) John Graham (1926–1927) Clement Trihey (1926–1927) Dick Rondeau (1952–1956) Tom Eccleston (1956–1964) Zellio Toppazzini (1964–1968) Lou Lamoriello (1968–1983) Steve Stirling (1983–1985) Mike McShane (1985–1994) Paul Pooley (1994–2005) Tim Army (2005–2011) Nate Leaman (2011–present)
Seasons	1926–27 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Brown
Culture & lore	Mayor's Cup
All-time leaders	Ron Wilson (250Points) Rob Gaudreau (103Goals) Hayden Hawkey (72 Wins) Statistical leaders
National championships	2015
Frozen Four appearances	1964 1983 1985 2015 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances	1964 1978 1981 1983 1985 1989 1991 1996 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey:1964 1981 Hockey East:1985 1996
Providence College ·Providence, RI