Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium is a arena in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 17,000.
Key facts
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium is a arena in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 17,000. It is owned by City of Buffalo and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. It is operated by City of Buffalo. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Canisius Golden Griffins 1940–1995, Buffalo Braves 1970–1978, Buffalo Bisons, Toronto-Buffalo Royals, Buffalo Stallions, Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Blizzard, Buffalo Stampede, Toronto-Buffalo Royals, Buffalo Stampede, Buffalo Stallions, Buffalo Blizzard, Buffalo Braves, Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Bandits, Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Sabres.
- Location
- Buffalo, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 17,000
- Opened
- 1940
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- City of Buffalo, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium is at latitude 42.878056, longitude -78.8775, in Buffalo, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.878056 |
| Longitude | -78.8775 |
| City | Buffalo |
| Region | Buffalo |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City of Buffalo | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Owner | Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | City of Buffalo | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canisius Golden Griffins 1940–1995 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Braves 1970–1978 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bisons | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Toronto-Buffalo Royals | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Stallions | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bandits | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Blizzard | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Stampede | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Toronto-Buffalo Royals | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Stampede | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Stallions | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Blizzard | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Braves | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bisons | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bandits | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Atlanta Hawks | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Sabres | Not mapped | 1940 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
42 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32125 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Buffalo Bandits 1992–1996 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Buffalo Bisons 1946 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Buffalo Bandits 1992–1996 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Buffalo Sabres 1970–1996 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Buffalo Bisons 1940–1970 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34636 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34642 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34641 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34640 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34639 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34638 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34637 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34636 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3690 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3241 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2867 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2866 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2865 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2864 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2863 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2862 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2861 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 769 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 672 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32125 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372070781 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Buffalo_Memorial_Auditorium | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21815 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21814 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21813 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21812 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21811 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13619 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13618 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13617 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13616 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13615 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13614 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13613 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13612 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13611 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: