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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 01:32:00

They call it The Barn, and it has been standing since the end of the First World War. The Taft Coliseum - long known as the Fairgrounds Coliseum or Ohio Expo Center Coliseum - opened in 1918 at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds, 717 East 17th Avenue in Columbus. The building predates almost everything around it: built for livestock judging and high-class horse shows, it hosted the second-ever NCAA Wrestling Championships in 1929 and served as home court for Ohio State men's basketball ...