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Basketball

    Excited spectators pack the stands of the Arena at a 1966 76ers and Celtics game.
    The Peak Years of the Arena

    The Arena reached its peak in the post-war years with the emergence of professional basketball.

    Excited spectators pack the stands of the Arena at a 1966 76ers and Celtics game.
    Glory Days of the Old Arena

    Excited spectators pack the stands of the Arena at a 1966 76ers and Celtics game.

    The Arena

    For over six decades the Arena marked the southeast corner of 45th and Market streets as a center for Philadelphia sports, entertainment, and civic events.