Old Pavilion
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Burnham Pavilion is a multi-purpose arena
in Palo Alto, California
. It was built in 1921 and 1922 at a cost of $153,000 by Bakewell and Brown and originally named the "Stanford Pavilion".
It was home to the Stanford University
Cardinal basketball
team prior to Maples Pavilion
opening in 1968. When it opened, it was the largest arena used exclusively for basketball. In 1953, it
hosted some games for the 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
.
It was known for many years as the "Old Pavilion" but was recently renamed the "Burnham Pavilion", after Malin Burnham who contributed to its most recent renovation. As of 2009 it houses the gymnastics teams, the wrestling team and the men's volleyball team.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
. It was built in 1921 and 1922 at a cost of $153,000 by Bakewell and Brown and originally named the "Stanford Pavilion".
It was home to the Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
Cardinal basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team prior to Maples Pavilion
Maples Pavilion
Maples Pavilion is a 7,392-seat multi-purpose arena in Stanford, California built in 1968. Maples underwent a $30 million renovation in March 2004, which wrapped up in time for conference play in December of that year...
opening in 1968. When it opened, it was the largest arena used exclusively for basketball. In 1953, it
hosted some games for the 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri...
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It was known for many years as the "Old Pavilion" but was recently renamed the "Burnham Pavilion", after Malin Burnham who contributed to its most recent renovation. As of 2009 it houses the gymnastics teams, the wrestling team and the men's volleyball team.