English: The New York State Fairgrounds' Toyota Coliseum, as seen in March 2021. Dedicated in 1934 in honor of Henry Hiram Wing, an esteemed professor of animal husbandry at Cornell University who was instrumental in advocating for the construction of the coliseum eleven years prior, the Coliseum sports a design - most likely the work of state architect Sullivan Jones - that's very much in keeping with what typified stadium architecture at the time; namely, a muscular Neoclassical design with an entrance framed by monumental Roman arches. Scarcely less impressive, though, are the lateral wings of the façade and the side elevations: here we have a shed roof whose eaves are supported by ornate iron brackets, a side entrance with arches identical to those on the façade, and a gable-roofed central portion with some modest Classical detailing of its own, such as stylized Doric capitals supporting it at its corners and a handsome arch of windows spanning the width of the building. The Coliseum was initially built in response to the New York dairy industry's request for a more suitable venue for cattle and agricultural equipment shows, but it quickly took found secondary usage as a sports venue: it served as the home of the International Hockey League's Syracuse Stars from 1930 through '40, the NBA's Syracuse Nationals from 1946 through '51, and the Syracuse Orangemen basketball team from 1947 through '51.