 A Thanksgiving Service in the Auditorium, 1927 | |
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| Location | Argyle at O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 45°24′41″N 75°41′23″W / 45.41139°N 75.68972°W |
| Owner | Ottawa Auditorium Ltd (1923–1944) Tommy Gorman |
| Capacity | Main auditorium: 7,500, 10,000 (temporary) Concert hall: 800[1] |
| Field size | 200 ft × 80 ft (surface), 200 ft × 360 ft (building)[1] |
| Surface | mechanically frozen ice |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 1923[1] |
| Opened | December 26, 1923 |
| Demolished | 1967 |
| Construction cost | $355,000[1] ($6.06 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Richards and Abra[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Ottawa Senators (NHL) (1923–1934) Ottawa Senators (QAHA / QSHL) (1934–1954) Hull-Ottawa Canadiens (EPHL) (1959–1963) | |
The Ottawa Auditorium was a 7,500-seat arena located in Ottawa, Ontario. It was located in Downtown Ottawa at the corner of O'Connor and Argyle Streets, today the site of the Taggart Family YMCA. Built primarily for ice hockey, the arena was also used for sports events, assemblies and musical concerts.
- ^ a b c d e "Ottawa Firms Awarded Contracts for Practically All Work on New Auditorium". Ottawa Citizen. April 3, 1923. p. 1.
- ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.