Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum
"The Old Coliseum" | |
War Memorial Coliseum (Foreground) with NASCAR's Forsyth County Fairgrounds Speedway in the background. | |
| Coordinates | 36°07′34″N 80°15′29″W / 36.1262°N 80.2581°W |
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| Owner | City of Winston-Salem |
| Operator | City of Winston-Salem |
| Capacity | 8,200 (Basketball) |
| Surface | Multi-Surface |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 19th, 1955 |
| Closed | 1989 |
| Demolished | 1989 |
| Years active | 1955 - 1989 |
Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum was a multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The arena, which opened in 1955, held 8,200 people and was eventually replaced by the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1989. It was home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team from 1956 to 1989, though from 1959 onward the Deacons played many of their games at the Greensboro Coliseum as well.