Home venues in Ticket Timeline's game data
The Hawks began in 1946 as the Buffalo Bisons in the NBL but relocated within 38 days to Moline, Illinois, becoming the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, representing the "Tri-Cities" region of Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport. In 1949, they joined the NBA as part of the merger. After six years in Tri-Cities, ownership relocated the franchise to Milwaukee in 1951, becoming the Milwaukee Hawks. The Milwaukee era lasted four seasons before the franchise moved to St. Louis in 1955 as the St. Louis Hawks, where they won the NBA championship in 1958 and reached the Finals four times in seven seasons. In 1968, the Hawks moved south to Atlanta, becoming the Atlanta Hawks, their modern home that remains today. Their arena timeline reflects Atlanta's growth: beginning at Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1968–1972), then the landmark Omni Coliseum (1972–1997), temporarily at the Georgia Dome (1997–1999), then Philips Arena opened in 1999—renamed State Farm Arena in 2018 after a naming-rights deal, the same building under a new sign.
- Former home: Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1968–1972) — the Hawks' first Atlanta home at Georgia Tech
- Former home: Omni Coliseum (1972–1997) — the iconic arena of the mid-era Hawks
- Former home: Georgia Dome (1997–1999) — temporary home during arena transition
- Current home: State Farm Arena (1999–present) — opened as Philips Arena, renamed January 1, 2018
Ticket Timeline's game data covers Hawks home arenas from 1968, with gaps where source rows do not connect continuously; the franchise's full history dates back to 1946 in Buffalo.
If your ticket says Philips Arena, that's the same downtown Atlanta building under an earlier naming-rights label—the Hawks didn't move, the sponsor changed.
Atlanta Hawks play home games at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, USA. Dates for those nights are anchored in Atlanta time. The building list above is what Ticket Timeline uses when an older ticket names a former arena or an earlier name of the same building.