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.
Estadio Luna Park
Aerial view of the venue in 2016
Former names
Estadio de Corrientes y Bouchard (planning/construction)
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.[10] With the decline of Luna Park, Pace envisioned creating a sports arena in the likes of Madison Square Garden and the Berliner 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).
Opening February 1932 as an opening air venue and carnival. The arena hosted a boxing match every Saturday, with 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.[11]
In 2007, the arena was declared a National Historic Monument.[12] After 80 years, the Lectoure family no longer owned the historic venue. After the death of Tito's wife, Ernestina Devecchi de Lectoure (in 2013), ownership of the arena was transferred to Sociedad Salesiana de San Juan Bosco and Cáritas Argentina.[13]
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External linksEdit
Media related to Luna Park, Buenos Aires at Wikimedia Commons
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For any of the amusement parks of the same name see Luna Park for any other use of the term see Luna Park disambiguation 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 Nicolas neighborhood Initially the arena primarily hosted boxing and other sporting events In the 1950s it was expanded to host stage shows and concerts Estadio Luna ParkAerial view of the venue in 2016Former namesEstadio de Corrientes y Bouchard planning construction AddressAvenida Madero 420C1106ABE Buenos AiresArgentinaLocationSan Nicolas neighborhood Buenos AiresCoordinates34 36 08 S 58 22 07 W 34 60222 S 58 36861 W 34 60222 58 36861Public transitat Leandro N Alem at Correo CentralOwnerSociedad Salesiana de San Juan Bosco and Caritas ArgentinaOperatorTime For FunCapacity8 400 1 ConstructionBroke ground1931Opened6 February 1932 1932 02 06 Renovated1934 1951 52 2006 08Construction costAR 2 millionArchitectJorge KalnayStructural engineerMariani HnosGeneral contractorWestley Williams y CiaWebsiteVenue WebsiteThe 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 2 Hugo Corro 3 Santos Laciar 4 Carlos Monzon 5 Omar Narvaez 6 Juan Roldan Julio Cesar Vasquez 7 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 8 and the 1976 Basketball Intercontinental Cup in which Real Madrid won the competition 9 The arena also hosted the Six Days of Buenos Aires cycle race Contents 1 History 2 Recordings 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAt 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 10 With the decline of Luna Park Pace envisioned creating a sports arena in the likes of Madison Square Garden and the Berliner 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 Opening February 1932 as an opening air venue and carnival The arena hosted a boxing match every Saturday with 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 Peron 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 11 In 2007 the arena was declared a National Historic Monument 12 After 80 years the Lectoure family no longer owned the historic venue After the death of Tito s wife Ernestina Devecchi de Lectoure in 2013 ownership of the arena was transferred to Sociedad Salesiana de San Juan Bosco and Caritas Argentina 13 Recordings EditOn August 19 amp 20 2012 the American progressive metal band Dream Theater recorded Live at Luna Park On May 29 2013 the Finnish singer Tarja Turunen recorded Luna Park Ride Emir Kusturica amp No Smoking Orchestra released in 2005 the live DVD Live Is A Miracle In Buenos Aires recorded at Luna Park Huracanes en Luna plateada live album by Los Piojos was released in 2002 El Regreso by Andres Calamaro was released in 2005 Gallery Edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References Edit Estadio Luna Park Luna Park Stadium www lunapark com ar 28 October 2022 in Spanish Retrieved on 28 October 2022 Entrada Ticket Boxeo Luna Park Locche Vs Heair Ano 1975 200 00 mercadolibre com ar Retrieved 17 January 2017 http articulo mercadolibre com ar MLA 535685648 entrada ticket boxeo luna park corro vs ronnie harris 1978 permanent dead link Entrada Ticket Boxeo Luna Park Laciar Vs Ibarra 1981 250 00 mercadolibre com ar Retrieved 17 January 2017 Carlos Monzon vs Tony Mundine BoxRec boxrec com Retrieved 17 January 2017 Omar Andres Narvaez vs William Urina BoxRec boxrec com Retrieved 17 January 2017 BoxRec event boxrec com Archived from the original on 12 November 2014 Retrieved 17 January 2017 El Mundo en Orbyt Suscripcion digital online elmundo es Retrieved 17 January 2017 Intercontinental Cup 1976 linguasport com Retrieved 17 January 2017 Adios Tito Goodbye Tito Gente 2 March 2002 Archived from the original on 28 April 2015 Retrieved 27 April 2015 Herrera Sebastian 15 February 2011 Luna Park el Palacio de los Deportes Luna Park the Palacio de los Deportes Eterna Buenos Aires Archived from the original on 11 September 2016 Retrieved April 26 2015 Murio Tito Lectoure el alma del Luna Park He died Tito Lectoure the soul of Luna Park La Nacion 3 January 2003 Retrieved 27 April 2015 El Luna Park paso a manos de la Iglesia Luna Park was handed to the Church Perfil 16 September 2013 Retrieved 27 April 2015 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Luna Park Buenos Aires at Wikimedia Commons Official website in Spanish Preceded byNone FIBA Basketball World CupVenue1950 Succeeded byGinasio do MaracanazinhoRio de JaneiroPreceded byNone Pan American Games Basketball TournamentVenue1951 Succeeded byNational AuditoriumMexico CityPreceded byPalasport PianellaCucciago Cantu FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final Venue1976 Succeeded byPabellon de la Ciudad DeportivaMadridPreceded byPalazzo dello SportRome FIVB Volleyball Men s World ChampionshipFinal Venue1982 Succeeded byPalais Omnisports de Paris BercyParisPreceded byPalacio de Deportes de la CAMMadrid FIBA Basketball World CupFinal Venue1990 Succeeded bySkyDomeTorontoPreceded byYoyogi National GymnasiumTokyo FIVB Volleyball Men s World ChampionshipFinal Venue2002 Succeeded byYoyogi National GymnasiumTokyoPreceded byUniversity Sports HallWuppertal Artistic Skating World ChampionshipVenue2003 Succeeded byFresno Convention CenterFresno Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Estadio Luna Park amp oldid 1174025915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
