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Madison Square Garden from approx. 1890 -
1910 |
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These postcards are of Madison Square Garden and are dated
1905 and 1910. I believe this would be the second Madison Square
Garden which was built in 1890. It was planned and financed by
J.P. Morgan and architect Stanford White. The final cost to build
it was $3 million. |
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Madison Square Garden around 1915 |
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This postcard is of Madison Square Garden II and is from
around 1915. On the back it reads as follows: Madison Square
garden on Madison Avenue occupies an entire block; has a tower
341 feet high and a statue of Diana at the top, which is 13 feet
high. Erected in 1890 at a cost of $3,000.000. Contains the
largest Amphitheater in the world |
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Madison Square Gradens; 1930 and
1945 |
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These postcards are also of Madison Square Garden and are
postmarked 1930 (left) and 1945 (right). This building was built
in 1925 and The official opening of Garden III was December 15,
when the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Americans 3-1.
For the record, the first goal ever scored in the Garden came off
the stick of New York American winger Frank Boucher. |
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Chicago Stadium from around
1940 |
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These postcards are of the Chicago Stadium and are from
around 1940. On the back they all say about the same: This is the
stadium in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated President of
the United States in 1932. It has a seating capacity of 25,000
persons. |
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Maple Leaf Gardens in the early to mid
1930's |
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