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14 Photos Of Madison Square Garden II, 1890-1925
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Jen Carlson
Published Dec 28, 2012
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As Phish sets up for a four night residency at the current incarnation of Madison Square Garden, let's daydream about what it would be like to see them hover over the crowd in a giant hot dog inside one of the older MSGs. Or let's just daydream about what it would be like not to be inside of an architectural atrocity during concerts and other events. Click through for a look inside the second Madison Square Garden (also known as Madison Square Garden II), which existed at the northeast corner of Madison Square from 1890 to 1925 (at which point it was demolished).
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