Venues: Historical - Page 3

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:06 PM

Chicago Stadium.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:07 PM

Earls Court in England.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:08 PM

The Halifax Armoury in Nova Scotia.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:09 PM

New York's famed Hippodrome.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:09 PM

Le Palais Grande in Paris, France.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:10 PM

Madison Square Garden...

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:12 PM

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto..

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:13 PM

Le Forum de Montreal....a legend.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:21 PM

The long-gone Mutual Street Arena, Toronto.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:22 PM

The National Sporting Club, London.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:24 PM

Naud Junction Pavillion where Tommy Burns defended his world championship against Fireman Jim Flynn.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:25 PM

Sydney Stadium, Australia.

Cap · 05-16-2007, 07:35 PM

The Polo Grounds..

Tosti · 05-17-2007, 02:48 AM

Great pics Cap.

Cap · 05-20-2007, 11:53 AM

Pontypridd House in Wales. I know they had boxing venues, but I couldn't find them, although there was a reference to a "Palais de Danse" in Pontypridd. Anyway, here is one to represent your typical oldtime Welsh boxing venue.

Cap · 05-20-2007, 11:55 AM

White City Stadium, UK. Built in 1908 for the Olympics, it could host 150,000 spectators.

Cap · 05-20-2007, 11:56 AM

The old Harringay Arena, UK.

Cap · 05-20-2007, 11:58 AM

Cardiff Castle, South Glamorgan, Wales. Seems like a good place to have a fight.

Cap · 05-21-2007, 01:46 PM

The famed/notorious Mechanic's Pavilion in San Francisco.

Cap · 05-21-2007, 01:48 PM

Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.That country just south of Canada...

05-16-2007, 07:06 PM	#41 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Chicago Stadium. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:07 PM	#42 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Earls Court in England. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:08 PM	#43 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	The Halifax Armoury in Nova Scotia. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:09 PM	#44 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	New York's famed Hippodrome. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:09 PM	#45 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Le Palais Grande in Paris, France. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:10 PM	#46 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Madison Square Garden... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:12 PM	#47 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto.. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:13 PM	#48 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Le Forum de Montreal....a legend. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:21 PM	#49 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	The long-gone Mutual Street Arena, Toronto. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:22 PM	#50 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	The National Sporting Club, London. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:24 PM	#51 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Naud Junction Pavillion where Tommy Burns defended his world championship against Fireman Jim Flynn. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:25 PM	#52 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Sydney Stadium, Australia. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-16-2007, 07:35 PM	#53 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	The Polo Grounds.. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-17-2007, 02:48 AM	#54 (permalink)
Tosti Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London Posts: 6,548 Thanks: 97 Thanked 131x in 124 posts	Great pics Cap.

05-20-2007, 11:53 AM	#55 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Pontypridd House in Wales. I know they had boxing venues, but I couldn't find them, although there was a reference to a "Palais de Danse" in Pontypridd. Anyway, here is one to represent your typical oldtime Welsh boxing venue. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-20-2007, 11:55 AM	#56 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	White City Stadium, UK. Built in 1908 for the Olympics, it could host 150,000 spectators. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-20-2007, 11:56 AM	#57 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	The old Harringay Arena, UK. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-20-2007, 11:58 AM	#58 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Cardiff Castle, South Glamorgan, Wales. Seems like a good place to have a fight. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-21-2007, 01:46 PM	#59 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	The famed/notorious Mechanic's Pavilion in San Francisco. Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

05-21-2007, 01:48 PM	#60 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 5,012 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 89 Thanked 257x in 169 posts	Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.That country just south of Canada... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

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