Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,273 for basketball. It was the main arena for the Northeast Ohio region until 1994, when it was replaced by Gund Arena in downtown Cleveland. The Coliseum stood vacant for five years before it was purchased and demolished in 1999 by the National Park Service. The site of the building was converted to a meadow and is now part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Aerial view of the Coliseum and neighboring farms in 1975
Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio
Richfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,437 people in the township.
Albert Cofta Farmhouse