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Kiel Auditorium
1401 Clark Ave
St. Louis, MO 63103
Opened: April 14, 1934
Closed: April 27, 1991
Kiel Auditorium was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the home of the St. Louis University basketball team and hosted the NBA's St. Louis Hawks, from 1955 to 1968.

The site was home to Charles H. Turpin's Booker T. Washington Theater where performers included his brother Tom Turpin. The new municipal arena that replaced it was completed in 1934, at a cost of $6 million, seated 9,300 and was built by Fruin-Colnon Construction. It was originally named the Municipal Auditorium, but was renamed in honor of former St. Louis Mayor Henry Kiel in 1943. A unique feature of the auditorium was that it was split into two; the front of the building was the Kiel Opera House. It was possible to use both sides at once as the stages were back to back. President Harry Truman gave a speech there in which both sides were opened to see his speech.

The Kiel Auditorium replaced the St. Louis Coliseum as the city's main indoor arena.

The building was demolished in 1992, but not before hosting the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament the preceding year.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 4, 1991Missouri State @ Creighton #52 - 68
Mar 3, 1991Southern Illinois @ Creighton #66 - 71
Mar 2, 1991Drake @ Creighton #58 - 77
Mar 2, 1991Tulsa @ Missouri State #80 - 82
Mar 1, 1991Missouri State @ Bradley #68 - 49
Mar 1, 1991Drake @ Illinois State #57 - 55
Mar 1, 1991Southern Illinois @ Indiana State #80 - 61
Mar 1, 1991Wichita State @ Tulsa #52 - 71
Feb 27, 1991Northern Iowa @ Saint Louis 72 - 83
Feb 21, 1991Loyola Chicago @ Saint Louis 73 - 98

# - 1990-91 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament