Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse

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Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse

Location	2590 5th Avenue Huntington, West Virginia 25703
Coordinates	38°25′31″N 82°24′33″W / 38.42528°N 82.40917°W / 38.42528; -82.40917
Owner	Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District (transferred to Marshall University for the purpose of demolition and property redevelopment)
Operator	Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District
Capacity	8,500 (6,500 for basketball)
Construction
Opened	October 1950
Closed	February 10, 2012
Demolished	May–July 2012
Tenants
St. Joseph Catholic High School basketball Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (NCAA) (1950–81) Huntington High School† basketball (1950–90) Huntington East High School† basketball (1950–90) Huntington Hornets (IHL) (1956–57) Huntington Heroes (AIFL) (2006) Huntington High School† basketball (2006–07) West Virginia Wild (CIFL) (was to begin in 2009) † Huntington East High School and the original Huntington High School were consolidated into the current Huntington High School in 1996.

The Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse was an 8,500-seat (6,500 for basketball) multi-purpose arena in Huntington, West Virginia. It was built in 1950. Prior to the completion of the Huntington Civic Center (now known as Marshall Health Network Arena) in 1976, it was the only large arena in the city. It closed on February 10, 2012, and was demolished later that year.^[1]