2-496-276 - Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Heritage Images

Coliseum, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1915. Vintage postcard showing the exterior of the Coliseum and the surrounding area. A streetcar lines runs along the left of the building. The Coliseum was an arena built in 1908. It was used for sports and other events, including the 1916 Democratic Party Convention. It closed after being condemned as unsafe by the city authorities in 1953.