Rhode Island Auditorium
The Arena, The Main Event, Providence Auditorium | |
Plaque commemorating the former site of the Rhode Island Auditorium. | |
| Location | 1111 North Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°51′2.34″N 71°24′6.34″W / 41.8506500°N 71.4017611°W |
| Owner | Hubert Milot, Louis A. R. Pieri(1938–1967) |
| Operator | Louis A. R. Pieri (Manager, 1929) |
| Capacity | 5,300 |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 18, 1926 |
| Demolished | 1989 |
| Tenants | |
| Providence Reds (AHL) (1926–1972) Providence Steamrollers (NBA) (1946–1949) Providence Friars (NCAA) (1952–1973) | |
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 Amica Mutual Pavilion) was opened in 1972.