The Landscape and Garden Blog
Apr
24
Some people call it the worlds busiest arena. It calls itself the worlds most famous arena. The locals call it The Garden and the world calls it Madison Square Garden . The building that stands on 8th Avenue between 33rd Street and 31st Street is the fourth building to carry the name. The arena was built over the Pennsylvania Station when the station tore down the above ground buildings but kept the underground train station. The train station was a Beaux-Arts historical building and the people of Manhattan were not very happy to loose the historical sight so the dispute lead to the creation of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
People come and fill up the quality hotels all over Manhattan just to see a sports game or other event at the Madison Square Garden. It is the home of the New York Knicks as well as the Rangers. Even the ladies get their game on when the New York Liberty basketball team gets their spot light at the Garden.
The venue also has many other events going on so there are over 300 events taking place at Madison Square Garden each year. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus comes to this arena each year. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show shows up the talent in this arena. It has also hosted both Republican National Conventions and Democratic National Conventions. It used to be the place to hold the NFL Draft each year. The show list goes on for ever. Major concerts ranging from Elton John and the Police to John Lennon’s final concert before his death. There are also some smaller venues inside the Garden such as the WaMu Theater which seats any were from 2,000 to 5,600 people for smaller concerts, meetings, ceremonies and stage shows. It looks like they are getting ready to renovate Madison Square Garden in the next few years. Time will tell how they will improve on perfection.
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