The New York Coliseum is a defunct 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

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at 177th Street and Devoe Avenue. As such, it was also referred to as Starlight Park Stadium. The 15,000-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 reopened it in 2003 as the West Farms Bus Depot. Only two parts of the original facade of the building remain on the rebuilt depot.

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1937 photograph of coliseum showing official name of New York Coliseum on roof
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Coliseum The Colosseum ( ; it, Colosseo ) is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world t ...

Boxing venues in New York City 1928 establishments in New York City Sports venues completed in 1928 Defunct basketball venues in the United States Defunct indoor arenas in New York City Defunct indoor ice hockey venues in the United States Indoor 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