Madison Square Garden was an
indoor arena in
New York City, the second by that name, and the second to be located at
26th Street and
Madison Avenue in
Manhattan. Built in 1890 at the cost of a half-million dollars and closing in 1925, the arena hosted numerous events, including boxing matches, orchestral performances, light operas and romantic comedies, the annual French Ball, both the Barnum and the
Ringling circuses, and the
Democratic National Convention in 1924, which nominated
John W. Davis after 103 ballots. It replaced the first
Madison Square Garden, and was replaced by the third
Madison Square Garden, the first to be located away from
Madison Square.