Short answers, pulled from the story.
Paddy Harmon sank his entire fortune into the Chicago Stadium project and spent $2.5 million of his own money while borrowing $600,000 from James E. Norris to fund the construction.
The building opened on the 28th of March 1928 after breaking ground in July 1928 and Eric Hall designed the arena with Art Deco flourishes like flattened columns and relief sculptures.
The largest recorded crowd for an NHL game reached 20,960 spectators on the 10th of April 1982 during a playoff match pitting the Blackhawks against Minnesota North Stars.
Franklin D. Roosevelt secured nominations in 1932, 1940, and 1944 while hosting Democratic gatherings and Herbert C. Hoover won the Republican nomination in 1932 before losing to Roosevelt.
The console of the Barton organ resides in Phil Maloof residence in Las Vegas Nevada after propane tank explosions destroyed both pipe organs in October 1996 leaving only the console intact.