MSG (Madison Square Garden)

Owner

Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Capacity

20,000 seats

Location

4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 10001, United States

Full Name

Madison Square Garden

Nicknames

The Garden, The World's Most Famous Arena

Coordinates

40.7505129, -73.9935159

Opening Date

1968-02-11

1879-05-30

1890-06-16

1925-12-15

1962-05-19

1968-02-11

1974-10-13

1979-10-02

1991-01-01

2013-10-01

2015-09-25

2020-04-17

Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh "Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)") and Eighth "Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)") avenues from 31st to 33rd streets above Pennsylvania Station "Pennsylvania Station (New York City)"). It is the fourth venue to bear the name “Madison Square Garden”; the first two, opened in 1879 "Madison Square Garden (1879)") and 1890 "Madison [...] Originally called Madison Square Garden Center, the Garden opened on February 11, 1968, on the site of the old Pennsylvania Station "Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)"). It is the oldest major sporting facility in the New York metropolitan area. It is the oldest arena in the NBA and the second-oldest in the NHL, after Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena. As of 2016, MSG is also the second-busiest music arena in the world in terms of ticket sales. Including its two major renovations in 1991 and 2013, [...] Madison Square Garden hosts approximately 320 events a year. It is the home to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Before 2020, the New York Rangers, New York Knicks, and the Madison Square Garden arena itself were all owned by the Madison Square Garden Company. The MSG Company split into two entities in 2020, with the Garden arena and other non-sports assets spun off into Madison Square Garden Entertainment and the

Madison Square Garden (1925-1968), also known as MSG III, was an arena in New York City that operated from 1925 until 1968. The third venue to go by that name, it was located on Manhattan’s Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets. The arena could fit 20,000 people and hosted sports, entertainment, and political rallies. [...] Before and during the World War II era, MSG III was the site of several major political events where Jewish Americans spoke out against the Nazi government in Germany and its antisemitic goals. At the arena, American Jews wielded economic pressure against the regime, took direct action against fascism, and raised awareness about the victims of the Nazis' murderous campaign. [...] #### Contact Us Place # Madison Square Garden (1925-1968) Quick Facts Location: New York, NY Significance: Popular arena; the site of major political, sporting, and arts events in NYC 1925-1968 #### This article is part of a series about Religion on the World War II Home Front.

Since it first opened its doors in 1879, Madison Square Garden has been a celebrated center of New York life. Named “Coolest Arena” in the United States by Rolling Stone and “Venue of the Decade” by Billboard, Madison Square Garden has come to epitomize live sports and entertainment to people around the world, with an appearance at The World’s Most Famous Arena often representing a pinnacle of an athlete’s or performer’s career. [...] The current Madison Square Garden Complex, located between 31st and 33rd Streets and 7th and 8th Avenues on Manhattan’s West Side, opened on February 11, 1968 with a salute to the U.S.O. hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. From a structural standpoint, the Arena was considered an engineering marvel for its time, including its famous circular shape and unique, cable-supported ceiling, which contributes to its intimate feel. In October 2013, The World’s Most Famous Arena became the world’s most [...] Madison Square Garden has been the site of four Democratic National Conventions and one Republican National Convention; landmark visits from Pope John Paul II (in 1979) and Pope Francis (in 2015); Marilyn Monroe’s famous birthday serenade to President John F. Kennedy in 1962; and Frank Sinatra’s “Main Event” concert in 1974 and the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in 2009. The arena has also hosted four prominent benefit concerts, which galvanized the public to respond to

Madison Square Garden, indoor sports arena in New York City. The original Madison Square Garden (1874) was a converted railroad station at Madison Square; in 1891 a sports arena was built on the site, designed by Stanford White and dedicated chiefly to boxing. In 1925 a new Madison Square Garden was built at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street, with an arena suitable for basketball, hockey, and other sports; it was the site of several notable political gatherings, including the deadlocked Democratic [...] National Convention of 1924. The present arena, opened in 1968 on the site of the former Pennsylvania Station, Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, is a large complex containing a 20,000-seat arena for circuses, ice shows, and conventions, as well as for sports events; a 5,000-seat forum; an exposition rotunda; a bowling centre; a sports hall of fame; and a gallery of sports art. A renovation of the complex was completed in 1991. [...] Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. External Websites Offiicial Site of Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States National Park Service - Madison Square Garden (1925-1968) Written and fact-checked by Britannica Editors