Editing International Amphitheatre (section)

{{Short description|Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name      = International Amphitheatre
| nickname          = 
| image             = International Amphitheatre.jpg
| image_size        = 250px
| caption           = A postcard of the venue from 1953
| address           = 4220 [[Halsted Street#South Side|South Halsted Street]]
| city              = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] 60609
| country           = United States
| coordinates       = {{Coord|41|48|58|N|87|38|46|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL_source:gnis|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite gnis |id=410907|name=International Amphitheater (historical)|entry-date=15 January 1980}}</ref>
| mapframe-zoom     = 13
| broke_ground      =
| built             =
| opened            = {{start date|1934|12|01}}<ref name="aepstein"/>
| closed            = 1999
| demolished        = August 3, 1999 {{small|(began)}}
| owner             = [[Union Stock Yards|Union Stock Yard and Transit Company]] (until 1983)
| operator          =
| surface           =
| construction_cost = $1.5 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1500000|1934}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect         = Abraham Epstein<ref name="aepstein">{{cite web |last1=Abbott |first1=Noel |title=Throwback Thursday – International Amphitheatre |url=https://www.epsteinglobal.com/news/throwback-thursday-international-amphitheatre |publisher=Epstein Global |access-date=17 May 2021 |date=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="eoc">{{cite encyclopedia |title=International Amphitheater |encyclopedia=Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago |year=2005 |publisher=Chicago Historical Society|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/647.html |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
| former_names      =
| tenants           = [[Chicago American Gears]] ([[National Basketball League (United States)|NBL]]/[[Professional Basketball League of America|PBLA]]) (1944&ndash;1948)<br />[[Chicago Packers]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1961–1962)<br />[[Chicago Majors]] ([[American Basketball League (1961-1963)|ABL]]) (1961–1963)<br />[[Chicago Bulls]] (NBA) (1966–1967)<br />[[Chicago Cougars]] ([[World Hockey Association|WHA]]) (1972–1975)<br />[[Chicago Sting]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968&ndash;1984)|NASL]]) (1976)<br />[[Loyola Ramblers]] basketball ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]]) (1987–1989)
| seating_capacity  = 9,000
| dimensions        =
}}

The '''International Amphitheatre''' was an [[indoor arena]] located in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], that opened in 1934 and was demolished in 1999. It was located on the west side of [[Halsted Street]], at 42nd Street, on the city's south side, in the [[Canaryville]] neighborhood, adjacent to the [[Union Stock Yards]].