ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn pˈæn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɡˈeɪmz, ðə kəpˈæsᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈiːnə wʌz, bᵻfˌoːɹ ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ twˈɛlv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊkəpˈæsᵻɾi ˈɔːlsˈiːɾɚ, ˈeɪtiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
Opened in 1971 for the 1971 Pan American Games, the capacity of the arena was, before it became a 12,000-capacity all-seater, 18,000.