history

Our Company / History
  • Spinoff
  • Garden
  • Garden2
  • NYR 1928
  • 1946 NYK
  • NYK 1970
  • Ali
  • NYR 1994
  • RCCS

Key Dates in The Madison Square Garden Company History

1879
Madison Square Garden opens its doors
1890
Madison Square Garden II opens
1921
The Chicago Theatre opens its doors
1925
The Metropolitan Theatre opens its doors (becomes the Wang Theatre in 1983)
1925
Madison Square Garden III opens
1926
The Garden is granted an NHL franchise to operate the New York Rangers
1928
Rangers win their first NHL Stanley Cup
1929
The Beacon Theatre opens its doors
1932
Radio City Music Hall opens its doors
1933
First year of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular
1940
The first televised hockey game airs; New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens at MSG
1946
The Garden is granted an NBA franchise - the New York Knicks
1962
President John F. Kennedy celebrates his birthday at the Garden
1968
Madison Square Garden IV opens between 31st and 33rd Streets from Seventh to Eighth Avenue
1969
MSG Network launches as the first regional sports network
1970
The New York Knicks win their first NBA Championship
1971
The Garden hosts Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in "The Fight of the Century"
1979
The Beacon Theatre is designated a national landmark
1994
The Rangers win their fourth Stanley Cup
1996
The WNBA is created and the New York Liberty become part of Madison Square Garden, Inc.
1997
Radio City Music Hall becomes part of Madison Square Garden, Inc.
2001
Madison Square Garden hosts “The Concert for New York City”
2006
The Beacon Theatre becomes part of Madison Square Garden Entertainment
2007
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular celebrates its 75th Anniversary
2008
The Wang Theatre and The Chicago Theatre become part of Madison Square Garden, Inc.
2010
Madison Square Garden, Inc. becomes a stand-alone public company
2010
Construction on the Transformation of the Madison Square Garden Arena begins
2011
Madison Square Garden Inc. becomes The Madison Square Garden Company
2011
Phase I of the three-phase MSG Transformation is completed
2012
The Forum becomes part of The Madison Square Garden Company
2012
Phase II of the three-phase MSG Transformation is completed

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