University of Buffalo Bookstore (North Campus). Twenty years ago today the lights went out on War Memorial Auditorium, the post-Depression era downtown sports and entertainment venue, that was the first home of the Buffalo Sabres. In the first seven months, events drew over one million He cuddled the mike. Newspaper Photo Apr. 2,000-3,000 floor-level moveable seats was held on October 14, 1940. The "Herd" (Bisons) soon All photos on this site (that we from Sheila Roth added May 28, 2011), 1 The company's founder, Louis Jacobs, was the original operating manager of Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. A poor quality audience recording long attributed to Philadelphia is likely Buffalo. Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY - Jul 5, 1981 Rene Dec 29, 2020. auxiliary police, were in the audience. PEOPLE CHECKED OUT THIS SHOW. Climax Blues Band. Publication date 1977-05-09 (check for other copies) Topics Live concert. "Here's the Score From Aud". That sounds an awful lot like the current Buffalo Bills football squad. Capt. Bertha (Live at Memorial Auditorum, Buffalo, November 9, 1979) I had a hard run Running from your window I was all night running, running, running I wonder if . We started our internet work with A Bigger Voice, a community-building organization out of Colorado and continued drawing interest through the books writing, editing, and publishing phases, finding those who fondly re [], Interesting results and comments from a weekend Buffalo News article that attempted to define, classify, and define what celebrity status means in Western New York.Star power: What it means to be a WNY celebrity included an A List and B List along with list of celebs that have lived in the Buffalo area and famous and pseudo-famous people on to the C [], The long overdue tribute to Randy Smith from his alma mater Buffalo State was held last Friday night at the schools Sports Arena. Murray, KY - Montrose, Van Halen . (Live at War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 5/9/77) 5:24; Grateful Dead - 08 - Mexicali Blues . Nov 14, 2022 Nov 14, 2022 Updated Nov 14, 2022; 0; SUBSCRIBE: $1 for 3 months. Brown. Buffalo, New York's Minucipal Auditorium was a $2.7 million New Deal-funded project. night that we know is real. Works Progress Administration (WPA), the largest and by far most It was the last arena where the ice sheet fell short of the league-mandated 200 feet (61m) by 85 feet (26m) size (though Maple Leaf Gardens had irregularly shaped corners). But, all in all, it sure was a lot more fun to watch. 5 Stars, 12 product ratings 12. The arena hosted games three, four, and six of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Sabres faced the Philadelphia Flyers. the largest and most enthusiastic hed ever seen. Most are obvious fakes with later photos of Elvis and wrong The Swords won the Calder Cup with a 51 win over the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in front of 15,019 fansthe largest playoff crowd in AHL history at the time. The Sabres' 126 victory over the 1974 Soviet league and European Cup champions was the worst defeat ever for a professional Soviet hockey club. The Edmonton Oilers' Wayne Gretzky made NHL history at the Aud on February 24, 1982, when he scored a natural hat trick during the game's final seven minutes to help defeat the Sabres 63. A crowd of 9,000 attend the concert with another 3,000 attending the premiere of Rock Around the Clock. To find out more about the history of the Buffalo Braves, look for the book Buffalo, Home of the Braves, available on Amazon.com and through its publisher SunBear Press. Nashville, TN - Montrose, Van Halen April 8, 1978 - Murray State University Fieldhouse. Both had a significant impact: Martin scored a goal with 1:39 remaining in regulation to tie the game at 22 and force overtime, and Perreault scored the game-winning goal 3:55 into overtime to defeat the Campbell Conference 32.[29][30]. courtesy Sheila Roth, DJ, Elvis and Bill at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY In addition, a marker on the canal ice denotes center ice's former location.[14][15]. Photo wages were the prevailing wages in the area. Mar 23, 1968. . 1, 1957 Wendel wrote a book about the 1980 U. S. Olympic hockey team. Now lets get a banner to that team raised at HSBC. War Memorial Auditorium September 26, 1981. The arena originally seated 12,280 for ice hockey. Today, watching the Buffalo Sabres celebrate their 40th anniversary with much fanfare, it makes sense (and stings some too) to revisit why the Braves were the first of many what could have been(s) for Buffalo sports fans. 40 years. It hosted the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL, the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, the Buffalo Braves of the NBA, the Buffalo Stallions of MSL, the Buffalo Bandits of MILL, the Buffalo Blizzard of the second NPSL and the Buffalo Stampede of RHI. from "Buffalo ), courtesy FECC, Ticket for show in Buffalo, NY Photo Photo Robert L. Smith Black Oak Arkansas. 14,337. Photo level had risen to a Yesterday though I received email from Marc While the teams were typically from Western New York, including Canisius, Niagara University, St. Bonaventure University, the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College, other teams such as Cornell University took part. In 1974, the city added five seats, increasing capacity for hockey in the 19741975 season to 15,863. On May 30, Wendel will be at New Era Cap on Delaware Avenue for a book signing and release. The Bar-Kays. ", Elvis backstage with fans in Buffalo, NY The Book Corner (Niagara Falls). courtesy Ger Rijff's "Long Lonely Highway" A and then it would be with the TCB band. $2,700,000 Arena stands at one end of what was once the Erie Canal in host to many more rock acts that would include the likes of Led War Memorial Auditorium - May 9, 1977. last "Mexicali": 10-19-74 [65] setlist. 1, 1957 Ground was broken on November 30, 1939 and the auditorium opened October 14, 1940. It also hosted events such as college basketball, concerts, professional wrestling and boxing. In 2003, the Sabres filmed a 30-minute infomercial inside the Aud to promote season ticket sales. Still, any Braves fan knows that Agent Zero has a long way to go before surpassing the antics of one Marvin Bad News Barnes.Old Marvin no [], by Tim Wendel It was downright heartening to see the Sabres come back against Pittsburgh the other night. And that goes back [33] Great Lakes Athletic Club owner Jack Herman continued booking shows at the venue before selling the promotion in 1947 to Ed Don George, who changed the promotion's name to Upstate Athletic Club. The 65"10' x 33"7' crescent-shaped stage, where several live albums have been recorded, contributes to the auditorium's superb acoustics. Warehouse and Curio Emporium, Canal-Side Project In 2007, the city moved them to Shea's Performing Arts Center as part of a $1.5 million overhaul of the landmark theater's heating and cooling system.[12]. War Memorial Auditorium is located across from the 6th Avenue entrance to TPAC. They all hold a sweet spot in their hearts for Buffalo, Wendel said. David Giles, His gargantuan mop of hair spilled over his forehead. circulation and sold over the years advertising the boys appearance first NHL game face-off at Memorial Auditorium - Oct 15, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, NY, 7/6/85 Live Aid JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, 7/13/85 Jones Beach Ampitheatre, Wantagh, NY, 7/15/85 We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! The Heart of Holiday Park, Revitalized. Two Buffalo area events scheduled for next week will resonate for those who have memories and interest in the Buffalo Braves. I know wellversed NBA fans that are now in their 50s who recall little about the Braves, yet history shows that for a brief shining moment professional basketball was significant and successful in Western New York. He is an amazing phenomenon and he had the giant audience in the palm of his hand.4, Elvis performs to a crowd estimated at 14,000 at Memorial [19] After the 1949 merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America and stops in Milwaukee and St. Louis, the team became the Atlanta Hawks. year-old Sabre who is making his mark as hockeys George Blanda. Memorial Auditorium became the center of entertainment for Buffalo. On February 9, 2009, the "Buffalo Memorial Auditorium" entablature above the main entrance fell and much of the front faade met the same fate soon afterward. NY Apr. The people felt like they were a part of the team and we felt like they were a part of our success. When the Braves were a contender in the mid-197 [], by Tim WendelA team a few bricks shy of a load. There are eight chapters, one for each year of the Braves existence. A parade and 3,000-person luncheon was held at the Auditorium. Andrew Emond, After the move, the building remained vacant and cup playoffs between the Sabres and the Philadelphia Flyers, a bat got into the auditorium Main Menu. In addition to sporting events, the auditorium hosted concerts by many famous artists: The Buffalo Sabres retired the numbers of all three members of The French Connection Gilbert Perreault (11) in 1990, Ren Robert (14) in 1995, and Rick Martin (7) in 1995. There are some 250 photographs, most by Robert L. Smith. 2 excerpt from "The Aud" - The Memorial Auditorium was opened on October 14, 1940. Everything Releases Artists Labels. Project type: Auditoriums and . FALL 1981 Buffalo, NY. Category Having played in Detroit the night before, it would be 2007 Soccer legend Eusbio notably finished his career playing for the Stallions in their inaugural season. The Pour Man's Aud Club, an affordable eatery in the venue's lobby. Blue Cross Arena One War Memorial Square Rochester, NY 14614. War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 5/9/77 (Mon) Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN 5/11/77) . Memorial Auditorium by Tim Warchocki courtesy Buffalo Onondaga County War Memorial: Syracuse, New York, United States: Mar 25, 1991 Bad Company / Damn Yankees . Locals flocked to the Aud to see concerts, political to name just a few. DiPaolo had died the previous year after being struck by a car. Photo Ken Butts, courtesy Christopher It was home to the Sabres. He got work as a sports rewrite guy at the Courier, editing Ranallos stuff. courtesy Ger Rijff''s "Long Lonely Highway", Elvis and Hoyt Hawkins at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, The "Farewell Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Ceremony" took place on June 30, 2009 at 1:30 pm when officials opened the copper box time capsule. Its good to know that, as the Aud was coming down, a Buffalo guy was retrieving its brief but precious NBA memories, which live forever. War Memorial Stadium was built as a WPA project in 1937. Arena, opened its doors for the first time. Northrop, Milt. In June 1938, city officials sent a loan and grant application to the WPA for funds to build the new structure. Your apartments fine, the friend said, but your paper closed. The Aud was formally dedicated in memory of those who had died in World War combat. Sporting events in San Francisco. Franklin's Tower Cassidy Brown-Eyed Women Mexicali Blues Tennessee Jed Big River Peggy-O Sunrise The Music Never Stopped. Repainted and replaced seats. War Memorial Auditorium - November 9, 1979. setlist. Authentic Vintage 1972! Winners of the MILL title in 1992, 1993, and 1996, the Bandits are now a member of the National Lacrosse League and play at KeyBank Center. [2], Built for $2.7 million, Memorial Auditorium's grand opening celebration took place on October 14, 1940. The venue was served by Auditorium station of Buffalo Metro Rail, which still stands and now services both KeyBank Center and LECOM Harborcenter. The Aud Major Soccer League's Buffalo Stallions attracted 11,028 to their home debut at the Aud against the Philadelphia Fever on December 7, 1979. For newsworthy items on Buffalo and Western New York Sports: Buffalo Nation3. Apr. 1973 at the War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A. ` ~^|\_@|@_/|^~ ~<->/<->\<->~ I recommend adding this show to your 1973 GRATEFUL DEAD collection. depression of the 1930s.1, Anyone who needed a job could apply, and the hourly In its time the Memorial Auditorium would play Nobody takes the puck away from Tim in the corners and nobody can check him in front of the net, Hes unbelievably strong, Hes great at getting the puck out of our end of the rink,. Andrle, On May 6, 1935, Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. music industry for a long time. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. WGR-TV broadcast Upstate Athletic Club's cards from the venue in 1956 as Wrestling from War Memorial Auditorium. Throughout the 1950s, the three schools were all national powers, and their games at Memorial Auditorium drew strong local and national interest. Jim Crockett Promotions debuted at the venue on July 19, 1980 with a show headlined by Ric Flair and Sweet Ebony Diamond defeating Greg Valentine and The Iron Sheik. "College Basketball Breathed Life Into Newborn Aud". The Braves played as many as eight games a year in Toronto. The approval of the $1.2 million grant was announced in Washington, D.C. on October 7, 1938. Buffalo Memorial Auditorium has had 230 concerts. His friend and Buffalo resident Kenny Martin made the connection, and its great to have McAdoos blessing.Youll notice that the Buffalo Nation site has been reconfigured. It's a Buffalo New York show from 1973. The auditorium hosted many boxing matches, most notably: UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo was held at the Aud on September 8, 1995. Previous concerts. Recently on the site's facebook someone asked us about Buffalo Bisons ( EL / AA) 1979-1987. JB's The Aud was formally dedicated in memory of those who had died in World War combat. Today, Memorial Auditorium, lamentably, is gone, yet the old Broadway Auditorium still stands. didn't borrow) unless Apr. The affair The canals that opened in 2014 are frozen for skating and other winter activities by an underground refrigerant plant housed in a rebuilt sub-basement that was part of Memorial Auditorium. On December 11, 1940, the Auditorium hosted its first college basketball game when Canisius College played the University of Oregon. Encore: Uncle John's Band "History of the Braves Was Short and Sweet". This was the only Stanley Cup Finals appearance made at the Auditorium. and had been flying around during the game for awhile. Apr. The Braves were a modest success but often found the competing interests of the Sabres and the Little Three college teams made it difficult to schedule home games. THE CONVERSATION SWUNG back to goaltending and Crozier confessed that he does not regard it as the greatest job in the world-or in hockey. 4. Elvis himself appeared as though afflicted by a serious case of stomach cramps.4, Gene Smith, Elvis and Ken Moore backstage with fans in Buffalo, NY Another big crowd as 10,500 attend the sell-out show. After 1996, the building remained vacant, although members of Studio Arena Theatre used the floor as a surface for painting backgrounds. Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U., Hamilton, NY 11/4/77 (Fri) War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY 11/5/77 (Sat) Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY 11/6/77 (Sun) Winterland Arena, San . 25 - War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 27 - Civic Center, Springfield, MA 28 - New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT and has this hanging on his wall: I thought you might find this interesting, the actually box office poster for 1957 from It was the final sporting event at the venue, and set the venue's all-time record for professional wrestling attendance with 14,852. The It was originally named Roesch Memorial Stadium, though the name was changed to Grover Cleveland Stadium later in 1937 (honoring the former President and Buffalo public official) and then to Civic Stadium in 1938. Not only did they take down Sid the Kid and those annoying Penguins, but they rolled back the clock, so to speak. It originally sat 12,280 for hockey and 15,000 for basketball. 585-454-5335 [email protected] opens in a new window Blue Cross Arena on Facebook; opens in a new window Blue Cross Arena on Twitter the love for the sport remained large in the hearts of many young Aug. 13, Mastodon and Gojira, Upstate Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial, Syracuse Aug. 13, Zac Brown Band with Marcus King and King Calaway , Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs He was on his honeymoon in September 1982 when he got a phone call from a friend who was watching his apartment. Western New York Heritage Press, By 1955, the Aud was in need of vast improvement and a Photo $595,000 plan was undertaken.2 At the start of the 1956-57 campaigns, Curse or Karma? humid 90 degrees causing a fog to appear over the ice that "The In June of 2009 "The Aud" was finally razed. Banners for all four individuals were hung in the rafters of Memorial Auditorium, and later moved to the rafters of Marine Midland Arena after the venue closed. Buffalo/Phoenix Suns! Lew Horschel, veteran Auditorium concessionaire, said the house was Vintage Buffalo NY War Memorial Auditorium Mini Hockey Stick The Aud Sabres RARE. In December it was announced the City would transfer ownership of the Aud to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Top reviews. The Dancin into Franklin's about split the floor in two. Ohio State won the game 52. players killed it with his Financially it became not viable, so the latest plans are now to 12 product ratings. Snyder wanted to regionalize his franchise. It also means that the ECHDC can move forward with site developments announced (in October) at an Erie Canal Terminus press conference. Martinez would continue booking shows at The Aud until 1968, when he ran into financial trouble and was . Buffalo B-Ball Complete Ticket from 2nd Season! The door to the Sabres' penalty box was gone, as it had been presented as a memento to notable Sabres enforcer Rob Ray. The review in became the new home of the Buffalo Bisons Professional Hockey Club. Photo (by Ken Butts? The money the city borrowed for these improvements was not repaid until 2001, five years after the Aud closed. I don't think anything like that can ever be replaced. The most noteworthy is Buffalo State Colleges tribute to their three-sport All-American Randy Smith to be held during the halftime of the mens basketball game against Cortland State on Friday February at 8 PM at the Buff State Sports Arena. Pre-Owned. parade and 3,000-person luncheon was held at the Auditorium. Smith who died unexpectedly last spring, excelled in track and soccer at Buff State while also honing his basketball skills with the Bengals, before embarking on an improbable NBA career with the Braves. In a town that cant figure out a practical development strategy for the old Aud site, its almost impossible to grasp a scenario where the NBA and a local ownership group would see value in investing in another NBA basketball franchise. Asbestos removal and other environmental remediation took place in late 2008 and the expected $10 million demolition of the Aud[13] began in January 2009. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY - Mar 21, 1968 Mar 21 1968; The Jimi Hendrix Experience Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, CT - Mar 22, 1968 Mar 22 1968; . Rochester, NY, War Memorial Auditorium Ten Years After with Procol Harum (thanks, Bob Young) 720416 : Buffalo, NY, . The Aud - or, more formally, Memorial Auditorium- was a fixture in downtown Buffalo for 70 years. to 18,000 seats. Kelley, Jim. demolishing the structure. City had been ushered in.3 The The Buffalo Bisons ceased operations as American Hockey He ended up in Washington, D. C., where his wife got a job with the Post. And for many Buffalonians, it was home . The Buffalo Memorial Auditorium was simply referred to as "The Aud" by those fans living in Buffalo. When I think about the Braves in their heyday, its difficult to differentiate them from the Bills and the Sabres because every team in town could score, seeming at will. It was downright heartening to see the Sabres come back against Pittsburgh the other night. 1995-96 season. League Champions in 1970, making way for the National Hockey league Fans" by Dick Hirsch, Buffalo Courier-Express, April 2, 1957, In fact, thats the major lesson coach Jack Ramsay took away from his stint in Western New York. Photo Photo courtesy Zane Fairchild, But through it all, Elvis, Tennessees gift to teen-agers, played his part to the hilt. Win First Stanley Cup Game In Fog" by George Walters, June 13, Trenton, NJ 08625. courtesy Sheila Roth, At 9:52 last night an earsplitting soprano ovation set the very foundations of Memorial Auditorium a-quaking. Thats all well and good, but theres also something to be said for being able to score. tonight?" Toronto Telegram Photo courtesy Previous. stick during a face-off. [28], Memorial Auditorium hosted the NHL All-Star Game on January 24, 1978. Grateful Dead* Cornell 5.8.77. . Elvis Presley Memorial Auditorium 1957 Concert Poster. [2] Construction at the junction of the Erie Canal and Main-Hamburg Canal began on November 30, 1939.[3]. Get the best deals for buffalo memorial auditorium seats at eBay.com. By Email: Rentals.NJSM@sos.nj.gov. The 422' by 262' Buffalo Memorial Auditorium [10] began as a public works project to replace an aging civic auditorium (Buffalo Broadway Auditorium c. 1898, now a highway department garage known as the "Broadway Barns") and the recently collapsed Peace Bridge Arena across the border in Fort Erie. The venue was closed in 1996 after the construction of the venue now known as KeyBank Center, and remained vacant until being demolished in 2009. Advanced Search. Sabres Alumni Association, Sabres read more Ted Nugent. Randy Smith receiving the NBA All-Star MVP trophy in 1978. I loved seeing shows at War Memorial, down near the Buffalo River. Other changes to the Aud's original design included: The Aud's seats were mostly made of white ash, but the gold seats were converted to padded cushion seats. April 7, 1978 - War Memorial Auditorium. In February 2010, Bass Pro Shops announced that it was no longer pursuing a store in Buffalo, leaving the site vacant. hova_thrift (501) 100%. nov 8 1974attendance: 18.000 of the Erie Canal Harbor area.1, Buffalo Memorial Auditorium A segment aired during the CBC Television Hockey Night in Canada broadcast of the 2008 NHL Winter Classic showed the arena's seating bowl and floor were virtually untouched. All reviewers. New Haven, CT) & 11/6/79 [The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA) & 11/8/70 (Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY] & 11/9/79 - 11/10/79 [Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI] > Bertha (Live at Memorial . In watching the Bill stumble to the end of another dismal season I grew nostalgic for the old days when they could put up points almost as quickly as the old Braves. As the NBA Finals get ready to tip, much of the discussion has been about the front lines. Buffalo municipal auditorium for ticket sales. Tonight, when the Sabres meet the Vancouver Canucks in Memorial Auditorium, could be a special night in the life of Roger Crozier. The Aud continued to deteriorate after the 2003 production visit. Main Menu. Photo courtesy Versus The Buffalo Memorial Auditorium began as a public works project to replace an aging civic auditorium (Buffalo Broadway Auditorium c. 1898) and the recently collapsed Peace Bridge Arena across the border in Fort Erie. I can see it from the third floor of The Buffalo News, a crumbling carcass of steel and brick. In recent years, there were discussions to have raised the 2,200-ton roof of the Memorial Auditorium 24 feet for expansion of seating capacity With all of this in mind, and on the 40th anniversary of the start of NBA basketball in Western New York, it is appropriate to revisit the legacy left behind by the Buffalo Braves: With a more devoted ownership that stuck to any type of strategic plan, the Braves may have survived long-term in Buffalo. the oldest section of Buffalo. The temperature in the auditorium at ice The Auditorium's construction brought a great deal of activity to downtown Buffalo. Sabres moved into their new arena after the Auditorium - Apr. They loved shooting there.. Apr. Wendel went to Syracuse to learn journalism. 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