Chicago Stadium
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Chicago Stadium was a historic indoor sports arena in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before its demolition in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Stadium canonical | 41 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T258847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Chicago Stadium Context triple: [Chicago Bulls, formerArena, Chicago Stadium]
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A.
Chicago Coliseum
Chicago Coliseum was a historic multi-purpose indoor arena in Chicago that hosted a variety of sporting events, political conventions, and large public gatherings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is a historic outdoor stadium in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears and a prominent venue for major sports and entertainment events.
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C.
Old Comiskey Park
Old Comiskey Park was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Chicago that served as the longtime home of the Chicago White Sox from 1910 until its demolition in the early 1990s.
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D.
Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium is the primary football stadium and home field of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon.
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E.
United Center
The United Center is a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in Chicago best known as the home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chicago Stadium Target entity description: Chicago Stadium was a historic indoor sports arena in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before its demolition in the 1990s.
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A.
Chicago Coliseum
Chicago Coliseum was a historic multi-purpose indoor arena in Chicago that hosted a variety of sporting events, political conventions, and large public gatherings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is a historic outdoor stadium in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears and a prominent venue for major sports and entertainment events.
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C.
Old Comiskey Park
Old Comiskey Park was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Chicago that served as the longtime home of the Chicago White Sox from 1910 until its demolition in the early 1990s.
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D.
Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium is the primary football stadium and home field of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon.
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E.
United Center
The United Center is a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in Chicago best known as the home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports venue
ⓘ
indoor sports arena ⓘ |
| architect | Joe McCarthy ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| constructionStartDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.8806°N 87.6742°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolished | 1995 ⓘ |
| demolitionEndDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | replaced by more modern arena facilities ⓘ |
| demolitionStartDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century American sports venues ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a classic pre-war American sports arena ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | longtime home of Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Chicago Blackhawks
ⓘ
Chicago Bulls ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
Democratic National Convention 1932
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention 1940 ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic National Convention
NBA Finals ⓘ
linked to:
NBA Finals games
Republican National Convention 1932 ⓘ
linked to:
Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention 1944 ⓘ
linked to:
Republican National Convention
Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ
linked to:
NHL playoffs
|
| leagueHosted |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| nickname | The Madhouse on Madison ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large Barton pipe organ
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very loud crowd noise and acoustics ⓘ |
| opened | 1929-03-28 ⓘ |
| owner | Chicago Stadium Corporation ⓘ |
| publicTransit | served by Chicago Transit Authority bus routes on Madison Street ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United Center ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 17,000 for ice hockey
ⓘ
approximately 18,000 for basketball ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1800 West Madison Street ⓘ |
| surface |
hardwood court for basketball
ⓘ
ice rink for hockey ⓘ |
| tenantEndDate |
Chicago Blackhawks 1994
ⓘ
Chicago Bulls 1994 ⓘ |
| tenantStartDate |
Chicago Blackhawks 1929
ⓘ
Chicago Bulls 1967 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
boxing ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ political conventions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chicago Stadium Description of subject: Chicago Stadium was a historic indoor sports arena in Chicago best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks before its demolition in the 1990s.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.