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Historical · NBA
Salt Palace
Former home of the Utah Jazz
Salt Lake City, UT
Still to visit
Teams
Utah Jazz
NBA · basketball
1979–1991
Also known as Salt Palace Arena
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 12,616
- Basketball. Hockey is listed at 10,594. The 1969–70 basketball listing is 10,725.Source for capacity
- Opened
- July 11, 1969
- Closed in 1993. The arena bowl was demolished in 1994. This is not the Delta Center.Source for opened
Names and sponsors
Salt Palace
1969–1994
The arena. A convention center of the same name still stands.
Source
Timeline
1969
1971
1979
1991
1993
1994
July 11, 1969
Salt Palace arena opens
The Salt Palace arena opened on July 11, 1969, and cost $17 million. Ground had been broken in March 1967. It later housed the Utah Stars and the Utah Jazz. This building is not the Delta Center.
SourceUpcoming schedule
This building is historic, so there is no upcoming home schedule.
Seating chart
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Location
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- Transit-first base. If Salt Lake City has rail or subway, a station-area stay is often easier.
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