LandisPublications. WGR-TV broadcast Upstate Athletic Club's cards from the venue in 1956 as Wrestling from War Memorial Auditorium. Photo courtesy Versus of the Buffalo Sabres, Memorial Auditorium became the center of entertainment 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 . 14,337. 2023-03-11 Blood Water Paint Boston Tickets - $5 - $17.50 at War Memorial Auditorium Newton City Hall. Nashville, TN - Montrose, Van Halen April 8, 1978 - Murray State University Fieldhouse. ", Elvis backstage with fans in Buffalo, NY Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Photo courtesy Zane Fairchild, But through it all, Elvis, Tennessees gift to teen-agers, played his part to the hilt. Major Soccer League's Buffalo Stallions attracted 11,028 to their home debut at the Aud against the Philadelphia Fever on December 7, 1979. Thats a tad pricey, but its hard to place a value on peoples memories. Sabres Alumni Association of the Erie Canal Harbor area.1, Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Photo All photos on this site (that we 1, 1957 After the hockey season, the city removed the walls and aisle that separated the upper gold and red seating sections. Filter by. 05/09/77- War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY; 05/11/77- St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN . Elvis would not perform in Buffalo again until the '70s, John F. Mahoney of the About 180 uniformed police and plainclothesmen, including Photo Ken Butts, courtesy Christopher Lew Horschel, veteran Auditorium concessionaire, said the house was NY Apr. Roller Hockey International's Buffalo Stampede called the Aud home from 19941995, winning the league championship in their first season. The Rochester Americans also played several games at the Aud after they became the Sabres' affiliate, including several during their 1987 Calder Cup championship season. You could see Bob McAdoo & Co. put up a bushel load one night and come back to witness the French Connection & Co. do pretty much the same thing the next at that grand old barn of a building called the Aud. It was built for $2.7 million, which in 2012 money would be $45.1 million. Opens in a new window or tab. tonight?" Starting in 1949, Friday night meant Ralph Hubbell, Chuck Healy, and TVs tuned to live wrestling from Memorial Auditoriumwith the action and antics of folks like Gorgeous George, Ilio DiPaolo, Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer, Coco Brazil, and the Gallagher Brothers and dozens of others. The 65"10' x 33"7' crescent-shaped stage, where several live albums have been recorded, contributes to the auditorium's superb acoustics. about an hour after Presley had sprinted from the stage.4, DJ, Elvis and Bill at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY I'm a long time poster and cardboard poster collector and also worked in the Buffalo area. There are eerie parallels to the current sports scene. Apr. Then he twitched his well-publicized pelvis and the screams louder than ever.4, Elvis backstage with fans in Buffalo, NY Free shipping for many products! On January 4, 1976, the Sabres played Krylya Sovetov as part of the "Super Series" of exhibitions between the Soviet Union's two best club teamsCSKA Moscow and Krylia Sovietov (named "Red Army" and "Soviet Wings" respectively, during the series) and eight of the NHL's top teams. 1, 1957 The NBA retained a presence at the venue by staging an annual series of preseason exhibitions called the NBA Classic: The basketball events of the World University Games were held at the venue in July 1993. June 16, Donna the Buffalo and Heatwave Bluegrass, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua. In December it was announced the City would transfer ownership of the Aud to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Snyder wanted to regionalize his franchise. Portland Memorial Coliseum 5/19/1974. The Aud was one of the original venues that hosted Ice Capades in 1940. On May 30, Wendel will be at New Era Cap on Delaware Avenue for a book signing and release. It advertised tickets for the show and was the only thing that has shown up for that show that is from that [4] Memorial Auditorium's first eventa rally for Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkietook place on October 14, 1940. courtesy Robert L. Smith, Bill, DJ, The Jords, Elvis and Scotty at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY Apr. A parade and 3,000-person luncheon was held at the Auditorium. There are eight chapters, one for each year of the Braves existence. Water pipes ruptured, moisture began to take its toll and the city's lax monitoring led to graffiti, vandalism and theft of many artifacts. Some consider this show to be superior to 5/8/77, one that is overshadowed by years of hype and adoration for the Cornell performance. Wendel would run out of his house on cold winter mornings to pick up the old Courier-Express, and to see what Phil Ranallo had to say in his column. Talking Leaves Main Street, and Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo. Toronto Telegram Photo courtesy By FAX: (609) 292-7636. The review in Im writing the narrative and hes the voice of outrage and reason.. I didnt appreciate him (until I played behind him. Apr. 1973 at the War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A. ` ~^|\_@|@_/|^~ ~<->/<->\<->~ I recommend adding this show to your 1973 GRATEFUL DEAD collection. Buffalo/Phoenix Suns! Records Survey.1, The Auditorium at SE Broadway and Nash St. courtesy Buffalo June 16, John Mellencamp . Details about Grateful Dead Buffalo NY 5/9/1977 5 LP BOX #ed Brand New SEALED. and then it would be with the TCB band. [28], Memorial Auditorium hosted the NHL All-Star Game on January 24, 1978. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. 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,. When the Braves were a contender in the mid-197 [], by Tim WendelA team a few bricks shy of a load. Regardless of the outcome, the Braves remain one of the NBAs interesting historic footnotes. Buffalo municipal auditorium for ticket sales. War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 5/9/77 (Mon) Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN 5/11/77) . Kendrick Perkins technical fouls. An 8-minute ovation brought them back for an encore after their boogieing final number. Photo The auditorium hosted many boxing matches, most notably: UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo was held at the Aud on September 8, 1995. 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. filtering into the Auditorium about 6:30 p.m. The arena hosted games three, four, and six of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Sabres faced the Philadelphia Flyers. Saw some great stuff in that old rock pile. I bet Buffalo is nothing like it was in seventy three. He cuddled the mike. 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. The mailing address of the War Memorial is: War Memorial/New Jersey State Museum. Tickets sold for $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50.4 Previous concerts. In addition, a marker on the canal ice denotes center ice's former location.[14][15]. Apr. The Heart of Holiday Park, Revitalized. The Buffalo Auditorium nicknamed the "Aud" was one of the great hockey venues for many years. Championship banners were hung at the venue for the Buffalo Sabres (1975, 1980 and 1981 Division Champions & 1975 and 1980 Prince of Wales Champions), Buffalo Bandits (1992 and 1993 World Champions), and the Buffalo Stampede (1994 World Champions). The team featured center Don Otten and coach Nat Hickey, but on December 27, 1946only 13 games into their inaugural seasonowner Ben Kerner moved them to Moline, Illinois. All mail should be sent to this address. We tripped hard here and drove back that . Arena, opened its doors for the first time. demolishing the structure. The dedication event was a luncheon attended by 3,000 people, including the mayors of more than 60 local communities. Yeah, lets talk about the Braves. All the guys felt that way.. I said, I want to talk about the Braves, Wendel said Thursday. 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. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Apr. $595,000 plan was undertaken.2 At the start of the 1956-57 campaigns, the legitimacy of certain promotional posters that have been in the huge crowd well under control.4, Elvis and Bill at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY Apr. at the best online prices at eBay! All stars. The Aud closed in 1996, at which time the Sabres, Bandits and Blizzard moved to Marine Midland Arena. This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 17:13. [31][32] In March 2009, Gretzky visited Buffalo as the Phoenix Coyotes' head coach and recounted his memories of Memorial Auditorium in an interview with Buffalo News hockey reporter Mike Harrington: As much as the 77th goal was exciting for me as a NHL player, I think the biggest thrill was watching Gilbert Perreault play. work for the millions of unemployed Americans during the great 13 total ratings, 1 with review There was a problem filtering reviews right now. It was downright heartening to see the Sabres come back against Pittsburgh the other night. May 2, 1956 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY . Memorial Auditorium became the center of entertainment for Buffalo. All content 2000-2023 RealGM, L.L.C. This listing has ended. Only banners for the Sabres and Bandits were relocated to Marine Midland Arena after the venue's closure. June 15-17, New York State Blues Festival, Chevy Court, State Fairgrounds, Syracuse. In 1974, the Toronto-Buffalo Royals of World Team Tennis called the Aud home for one season. The city abandoned its plans to repurpose the Aud as a Bass Pro Shops store on March 29, 2007 when Bass Pro announced it would construct a new building on the site after the auditorium's demolition. to name just a few. ), courtesy FECC, Elvis backstage with fans in Buffalo, NY Ohio State won the game 52. 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. Apr. Explore. Northrop, Milt. The removed exit tunnel openings in the wall that separated the red and upper gold sections were closed into a continuous wall between the remaining red exit tunnels. 1995-96 season. Elvis Presley sauntered onto the floodlit stage and grinned a sheepish grin. The annual pageant to benefit the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped (SABAH) was staged at the venue from 1979 to 1996. . The last of the 16,500 Led Zeppelin fans were migrating toward Memorial Auditorium and the bitter chill of that June 10 evening didn't seem to bother the anxious crowd a bit. They realize this is where they came of age. The venue hosted the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, notable for Eric Lindros being selected first overall by the Quebec Nordiques and refusing to sign with the team. courtesy Ger Rijff's "Long Lonely Highway" The "Herd" (Bisons) soon Chris said he should start calling some of the old Braves. The proceeds from the auction will go towards building a monument that will pay tribute to the iconic sports arena. (NHL) expansion Buffalo Sabres. He snickered at the gallery behind the bunting-draped stage. 6 courtesy Buffalo In 1974, the city added five seats, increasing capacity for hockey in the 19741975 season to 15,863. Franklin's Tower Cassidy Brown-Eyed Women Mexicali Blues Tennessee Jed Big River Peggy-O Sunrise The Music Never Stopped. purchased the Bisons and changed the team's logo to the now famous "Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Buffalonians.2, DJ, Tom Diskin, Bitsy Mott and Elvis backstage with fans in Buffalo, NY Photo courtesy Chris It was the home of the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League from 1940 -1970, the Buffalo Bisons of the National . He covered baseball and wrote a baseball novel about Fidel Castro. 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. Repainted and replaced seats. 1, 1957 Kelley, Jim. Box 530. The team played in the venue until 1984. Zeppein's performance breaks the house attendance record, set by Elvis in April 1972. Dog Ear Books (Abbott Road, Buffalo).The Book Nook (Dunkirk), 40 years to the day, Braves legacy lives on, As Aud falls author recalls rise of Braves, If youre from BuffaloIs Suicide Really Redundant?, Buffalo News: These places put Western New York on basketball map, Buffalos demolished Aud rises from the rubble in books, Before Kobe, Before LeBron, There Was Randy Smith, This day in Buffalo sports history: Braves best month ever, November '74, This day in Buffalo sports history: First night, first win, This day in Buffalo sports history: Moses departs, This day in Buffalo sports history: The Braves depart. Apr. level had risen to a Ilio DiPaolo, the son-in-law of Martinez, was the promotion's biggest star. Buffalo, New York's Minucipal Auditorium was a $2.7 million New Deal-funded project. spectators. The first sporting event at the venue was a Great Lakes Athletic Club professional wrestling card on October 18, 1940 that was headlined by Ed Don George defeating Joe Savoldi. The number of Tim Horton (2) was retired in 1996. The PensBlog, In October of 2007 The City announced that "Bass Pro Shops intends to build a store at the Memorial Auditorium site, and that offices, a hotel and residential space will go up around it." David Giles, On April 1, 1957, Elvis performed in Buffalo at the Memorial Auditorium Wendels labor of love, Buffalo, Home of the Braves, was more than four years in the making. The goal of the WPA and other Top reviews. 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. That sounds an awful lot like the current Buffalo Bills football squad. WBEN-TV would regularly broadcast Upstate Athletic Club's cards from the venue in 1948. Former multipurpose arena in Buffalo, New York, Aerial view of the venue (center) in October 2007. Elvis held up his hand for silence. Authentic Vintage 1972! Architecture and History, In Buffalo, one such project was the replacement of the aging Broadway 1, 1957 College hockey made its modern debut at Memorial Auditorium on January 23, 1972, when the University at Buffalo Bulls met the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Ohio State University. We've recently moved our outlets for updates and information to the following web sites:1. Buffalo, it's the end of the Aud as we knew it". courtesy Robert Gordon's "The King on The Road", DJ and Elvis at Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY Murray, KY - Montrose, Van Halen . The Bisons won five Calder Cup championships, with the last coming in 1970 during the franchise's final game. 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. 1, 1957 Wendel grew up in Lockport. 1, 1957 Photo courtesy Legends [2], Built for $2.7 million, Memorial Auditorium's grand opening celebration took place on October 14, 1940. Not only did they take down "Sid the Kid" and those annoying Penguins, but they rolled back the clock, so to speak. McAdoo, Randy, Marin, it was almost Field of Dreams stuff, about shooting a basketball at the Aud. Wendel talked with most of the main parties, including DiGregorio, Bob McAdoo, Randy Smith, Jack Marin and the coach, Dr. Jack Ramsay. During the 200102 season, Sabres officials and the city moved items from the Aud's main concourse to the new venue, by then renamed HSBC Arena, including a sign for the "Pour Man's Aud Club" which was reincarnated at the new venue. Fresh on the heels of the much loved Barton Hall show, the Grateful Dead followed up that evening with a show at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium the next night. The Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (not War Memorial) was a big old concrete block, built in 1940 with a concert capacity of around 18,000. The roar increased. 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. All salvageable items were to be removed and sold or stored. Unused Near Mint. War Memorial Auditorium is located across from the 6th Avenue entrance to TPAC. SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers organization's revitalization of the War Memorial Auditorium and construction of a new state-of-the-art practice and community ice facility in . 1, 1957 Now lets get a banner to that team raised at HSBC. 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 "Take care until we see you again." (D. Anderson, Buffalo News / July 1973) Zeppelinitis struck Buffalo last Sunday night. became the powerhouse of the circuit, winning the Calder Cup Playoff They loved shooting there.. Most are obvious fakes with later photos of Elvis and wrong "All-time Aud Games Stir Lasting Memories". 2 years before demolition, Linstedt, Sharon. one early arrival asked. looked. Buffalo, NY - Joe Perry Project August 15, 1980 - War Memorial. The Buffalo Memorial Auditorium was a public works project designed by Green & James to replace the aging Broadway Auditorium and Fort Erie's recently collapsed Peace Bridge Arena. In December 2007, the city sold the Aud to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation for $1 in hopes it would lead to asbestos removal and demolition. Onondaga County War Memorial: Syracuse, New York, United States: Mar 25, 1991 Bad Company / Damn Yankees . 1, 1957 Tonight, when the Sabres meet the Vancouver Canucks in Memorial Auditorium, could be a special night in the life of Roger Crozier. The Buffalo Bisons ceased operations as American Hockey To that end, Doctor Jack went looking for a new team with tall timber underneath and he found it in Portland, where he and Bill Walton won a title together. 3 excerpt Photo Ken Butts, courtesy Christopher 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. Photo courtesy Buffalo Alabama Getaway Promised Land They Love Each Other Cassidy . By Email: Rentals.NJSM@sos.nj.gov. The youth, who identified himself as John Jerry, 16, Michael Peca scored the last in-game goal at the Aud while Pat LaFontaine put in a ceremonial goal after the 41 win over the Hartford Whalers. Advanced Search. Win First Stanley Cup Game In Fog, In Roy and unauthorized use or reproduction is prohibited. Express or overnight mail should be sent to: It was dedicated as a war memorial for World War I. Encore: Uncle John's Band Brown. Young girls squeezed their temples with their hands as if in sublime agony. He and his brother, Chris, sat around at family gatherings, rehashing games from their youth. . Main Menu. 2,000-3,000 floor-level moveable seats was held on October 14, 1940. If youre from BuffaloIs Suicide Really Redundant? will be held at 8 PM on Tuesday February 16th at Allen Hall at the University of Buffalos South Campus. 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. 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