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The facility has served the city of Louisville and Jefferson County in a variety of ways during the past century, from utilization as an actual armory to American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels basketball games to various wrestling events.

Additionally, the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held there from 1949–1955 and again from 1964-1967.The Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association played their home games at the facility, then known as the Convention Center, from 1967 through 1970.The Louisville Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association (1983–1985), the Louisville Shooters of the Global Basketball Association (1991–1992) and the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA 2000 (2004–2006) all played their home basketball games at the Louisville Gardens.Ice hockey teams to use the Gardens as home ice include the Louisville Blades, Louisville Shooting Stars and the Louisville Rebels.Elvis Presley performed there, Martin Luther King Jr.

Louisville Gardens is a multipurpose, 6,000 seat arena in Louisville, Kentucky that opened in 1905 as the Jefferson County Armory.

It was renamed Louisville Gardens in 1975 when the Commonwealth Convention Center (now called Kentucky International Convention Center) was being built.In 2007, the Cordish Company, manager of the nearby Fourth Street Live! entertainment complex, agreed to take over operation of "The Gardens" from the Metro Louisville Government as part of a $250 million development in downtown Louisville.American Basketball Association venuesBuildings and structures in Louisville, KentuckyCollege basketball venues in the United StatesIndoor arenas in the United StatesKentucky ColonelsBasketball venues in the United StatesNational Register of Historic Places in Louisville, KentuckySports venues in Louisville, KentuckyDefunct college basketball venues in the United States.

Elvis Presley concerts, political rallies, and Hurricane Katrina flood relief have also been staged there.

More recently, WWE used the 3,000 person capacity arena as a training ground for future stars in a minor-league promotion known as Ohio Valley Wrestling, until the organization moved to the Davis Arena.

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