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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:33:00

The Madhouse on McDowell still holds court at the state fairgrounds. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 1826 West McDowell Road opened on 3 November 1965 with the Ice Follies, a privately funded seven-million-dollar arena billed as the most modern in the Southwest - and its engineering backed the boast: a saddle-shaped, double-curvature cable roof over a perfect circle, designed by Lescher and Mahoney with structural work by T.Y. Lin, that cut air-conditioning volume and gave all of its seats...