Madison Square Garden Bowl

Madison Square Garden Bowl
Madison Square Garden Bowl
	Madison Square Garden Bowl
Full name	Madison Square Garden Bowl
Former names	Long Island City Bowl; Jinx Bowl; The Graveyard of Champions
Location	Long Island City, New York
Coordinates	40°45′09″N 73°54′46″W / 40.752463°N 73.912738°W
Broke ground	1929
Built	1930-1
Opened	1932
Closed	1945
Demolished	1945
Owner	Tex Rickard
Operator	Tex Rickard
Construction cost	US$132,000 (1932)
Capacity	72,000

Madison Square Garden Bowl was the name of an outdoor arena in the New York City borough of Queens. Built in 1932, the arena hosted circuses and boxing matches. Its seating capacity was 72,000 spectators. It was eventually destroyed after years of disuse.

It was located at 48th Street and Northern Boulevard in Long Island City. This was the site where James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer for the World Heavyweight title on June 13, 1935 that was dramatized in the film Cinderella Man. Braddock's first comeback fight against John "Corn" Griffin was also in the venue. Jack Sharkey and Primo Carnera also captured the heavyweight crown in the 1930s at the Madison Square Garden Bowl.

The bowl was torn down after World War II to make way for a US Army Mail Depot. It, in turn, was torn down and the area was home to car dealerships, and now The Home Depot.