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The Checkerdome
5700 Oakland Ave
St. Louis, MO
Opened: September 23, 1929
Closed: March 31, 1983
The Checkerdome, originally known as St. Louis Arena, was an indoor arena in St. Louis, Missouri. The country's second-largest indoor entertainment venue when it opened in 1929, it was home to the St. Louis Blues and other sports franchises. The Arena sat across I-64 from Forest Park's Aviation Field.

The Arena hosted conventions, concerts, political rallies, horse shows, circuses, boxing matches, professional wrestling, Roller Derby competitions, indoor soccer matches, the 1973 and 1978 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, the NCAA Men's Midwest Regional finals in 1982, 1984, and 1993, the 1992-94 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, the 1968, 1969, and 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, and the 1975 NCAA Frozen Four ice hockey finals.

The arena was demolished in 1999.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 27, 1978Duke @ Kentucky #88 - 94
Mar 25, 1978Arkansas @ Kentucky #59 - 64
Mar 25, 1978Notre Dame @ Duke #86 - 90

# - 1977-78 NCAA Tournament