Rhode Island Auditorium

Rhode Island Auditorium

The Arena, The Main Event, Providence Auditorium
Location	1111 North Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Coordinates
Owner	Hubert Milot, Louis A. R. Pieri(1938–1967)
Operator	Louis A. R. Pieri (Manager, 1929)
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Opened	February 18, 1926
Demolished	1989
Tenants
Providence Reds (AHL) (1926–1972) Providence Steamrollers (NBA) (1946–1949)

Rhode Island Auditorium was an indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, at 1111 North Main Street. It hosted the NBA's Providence Steamrollers from 1946 until 1949, and the Providence Reds ice hockey team until the Providence Civic Center (now the Dunkin' Donuts Center) was opened in 1972. The arena held 5,300 people and opened in 1926. Through the years, a myriad of events including the Ice Capades, public skating, boxing, concerts, and religious events were held at the old barn. After the Reds departed for the downtown Civic Center, the Auditorium, for a time, became a tennis venue. It was torn down in 1989 and parking affiliated with The Miriam Hospital now occupies the site. In 2009, the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society, a group formed to commemorate the hockey team, marked the site with a plaque commemorating the team's existence.

Concert dates

Date	Band	Opening Act(s)
August 14, 1967	Herman's Hermits	The Who
July 18, 1968	The Who
November 4, 1968	Cream
May 17, 1969	Jimi Hendrix	Buddy Miles Express, Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
April 21, 1971	The Grateful Dead
August 13-14, 1971	Chicago (band)

External links

• JPEG Karl Robert Rittmann...Rhode Island Artist - Image of Rhode Island Auditorium
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