Madison Square Garden I was the name of an arena in New York City. Built in 1879 and closing in 1890, the arena hosted circuses and boxing matches. Its seating capacity was 10,000 spectators. It was eventually replaced by the second Madison Square Garden.

It was located at 26th Street and Madison Avenue, was built for a velodrome, an oval bicycle racing track with banked curves, then one of the biggest sports in the country. "Races testing speed and endurance drew huge crowds, with the top riders among the sports stars of their day. The bike races at Madison Square Garden were all the rage around the turn of the last century. A velodrome circuit flourished around the country, with the best racers earning $100,000 to $150,000 a year at a time when carpenters were lucky to make $5,000." ^[1] Madison Square Garden was the most important bicycle racing track in the United States and the Olympic discipline known as the Madison is named after the original Garden.

It was also the first indoor ice hockey rink opened in the United States.^[2]

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• Madison Square
• Madison Square Garden (1890)
• Madison Square Garden (1925)
• Madison Square Garden
• Madison Square Garden Bowl

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• Arena information

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