The New York Coliseum also known as the Bronx Coliseum and Starlight Park Stadium, was a sports venue and auditorium in the West Farms section of

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. The auditorium was originally built for

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's 1926

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, and transported in 1928 to

Starlight Park Starlight Park is a public park located along the Bronx River in the Bronx in New York City. Starlight Park stands on the site of an amusement park of the same name that operated in the first half of the 20th century. The amusement park was orig ...

at 177th Street and Devoe Avenue. The 16,800-seat edifice was used for circuses, boxing, political rallies, opera, and midget auto racing. The Coliseum hosted the defunct

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franchise for two seasons, 1933–34, and 1937–38. In late 1939, it was the home of the New York Giants of the short-lived National Professional Indoor Baseball League. The

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controlled the building from 1942 through 1946, after which it was used by

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buses as the Coliseum Depot. In 1995, the Transit Authority closed the depot and demolished it in 1997. A new building was constructed on the site, incorporating some of the façade of the Coliseum Depot. It opened in 2003 as the West Farms Bus Depot.

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1937 photograph of coliseum showing official name of New York Coliseum on roof

1929 photograph of Ringling Brothers Circus at Coliseum
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Boxing venues in New York City 1928 establishments in New York City 1920s architecture in the United States Sports venues completed in 1928 Defunct basketball venues in the United States Defunct indoor arenas in New York City Defunct ice hockey venues in the United States Ice hockey venues in New York City Basketball venues in New York City West Farms, Bronx Relocated buildings and structures in New York City Sesquicentennial Exposition