Estadio Luna Park

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Luna Park Stadium
Estadio Luna Park
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Aerial view of the venue in 2016
Estadio Luna Park
Former namesEstadio de Corrientes y Bouchard (planning/construction)
AddressAvenida Madero 420
C1106ABE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Coordinates 34°36′08″S58°22′07″W / 34.60222°S 58.36861°W / -34.60222; -58.36861
Public transit Linea B (SBASE) bullet.svg at Leandro N. Alem
Linea E (SBASE) bullet.svg at Correo Central
Owner Salesians of Don Bosco
Cáritas Argentina
(50% each) [1] [2]
Operator Time For Fun
Type Arena
Capacity 8,400 [3]
Construction
Broke ground1931
Opened6 February 1932;92 years ago (1932-02-06)
Renovated1934, 1951–52, 2006–08
Construction cost AR$2 million
Architect Jorge Kálnay
Structural engineerMariani Hnos
General contractorWestley Williams y Cía
Website
lunapark.com.ar

Estadio Luna Park (commonly known as Luna Park) is a multi-purpose arena in Buenos Aires. Located at the corner of Avenida Corrientes and Avenida Bouchard; in the San Nicolás neighborhood. Initially, the arena primarily hosted boxing and other sporting events. In the 1950s, it was expanded to host stage shows and concerts.

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The stadium has hosted countless internationally famous personalities, including Pope John Paul II, several ballets, tennis and volleyball matches, world championship and important non-championship boxing fights involving Nicolino Locche, [4] Hugo Corro, [5] Santos Laciar, [6] Carlos Monzón, [7] Omar Narvaez, [8] Juan Roldán, Julio César Vásquez [9] and many other famous boxers, circuses, the Harlem Globetrotters, Holiday on Ice and many more.

The arena also hosted the 1950 FIBA World Championship, the final phase of the 1990 Basketball World Championship [10] and the 1976 Basketball Intercontinental Cup in which Real Madrid won the competition. [11]

The arena also hosted the Six Days of Buenos Aires cycle race.

History

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Buenos Aires was inhabited by thousands of immigrants from Europe. Additionally, there was an abundance of tourists from throughout the Americas. In 1910, Italian merchant Domingo Pace built Luna Park, an open street fair in the heart of the city. By the 1920s, the amusement park became the playground of the aristocrats and wealthy in Argentina. With the change of scenery, the park began to decline and by 1929, many of the rides were abandoned.

In 1931, Ismael Pace (son of Domingo) and boxing legend Jose Pepe Lectoure purchased land from the city. [12] With the decline of Luna Park, Pace envisioned creating a sports arena in the likes of Madison Square Garden and the Berlin Sportpalast. Before opening in 1932, the arena went through three names: "Estadio de Corrientes y Bouchard", "Catedral del Boxeo", then "Palacio de los Deportes", before settling on "Estadio Luna Park" (in remembrance of the now torn down amusement park).

The arena opened in February 1932 as an open-air venue and carnival. Early on, the arena hosted a boxing match every Saturday, with the first match being held on 5 March 1932. At this time, the arena could sit 22,000 spectators. During the off season, the arena ran rampant with the homeless, causing the venue to become an enclosed space in 1934. During the Second World War, the arena became the site of many Nazi and Fascist rallies. In 1944, during a charity event to benefit the victims of an earthquake in San Juan, Eva Duarte and Juan Perón met for the first time.

In the 1950s, the arena began to decline. Lectoure and Pace were pressured by the city to seek better revenue. In 1951, renovations began for the arena in the style of Art Deco, substantially, the capacity of the arena was reduced. Before construction ended, Pace and Lectoure died. Ownership of the venue was given to Lectoure's son, Juan Carlos Lectoure. Known as Tito, he converted the arena into the site for concerts and it became a major venue for the Argentine rock scene. [13]

In 2007, the arena was declared a National Historic Monument. [14] After the death of Tito Lectoure's aunt, Ernestina Devecchi de Lectoure (in 2013), ownership of the arena was transferred to the Argentine branches of Salesians of Don Bosco and Caritas Internationalis, [1] according to what she previously stated in her will. [15] The Salesians Society and Caritas own a 50% each of the arena. [2]

Notable concerts


'Other artists that have performed at Luna Park include: Blue Man Group, Harlem Globetrotters, other events include Diego Maradona's wedding (1989) and the funerals of Carlos Gardel (1935), Julio Sosa (1964) and Ringo Bonavena (1976).

Recordings

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Events and tenants
Preceded by
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FIBA Basketball World Cup
Venue

1950
Succeeded by
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None
Pan American Games Basketball Tournament
Venue

1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Final Venue

1976
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
Final Venue

1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIBA Basketball World Cup
Final Venue

1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
Final Venue

2002
Succeeded by
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University Sports Hall
Wuppertal
Artistic Skating World Championship
Venue

2003
Succeeded by