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The Elliott Hall of Music is a theater located on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. [1] [2] With a seating capacity of 6,005, it is one of the largest proscenium theaters in the world, and is 45 seats larger than Radio City Music Hall. [3]
The Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) is a student union building located on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. It opened in 1924 as a memorial to the Purdue students who had fought in World War I. The building includes several restaurants, lounges, and student organization offices, as well as a bowling alley and a hotel.
Mackey Arena is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Part of the Purdue University campus, it is home to the university's basketball teams, and occasionally hosts home games for the volleyball and wrestling teams. The arena opened in 1967 as a replacement for Lambert Fieldhouse.
Lafayette (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, [4] [5] located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago.
Chauncey Village before the State Street Project. The economy of West Lafayette is heavily influenced by the presence of Purdue University, with an enrollment of over 50,000, [18] more than the city's population. The university employs 12,000 people, most of whom live in either West Lafayette or Lafayette.
Lambert Fieldhouse is an athletic facility on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was built in 1937 on land bought by David Ross and George Ade (the namesakes of nearby Ross–Ade Stadium) as a replacement for Memorial Gymnasium to be the home of the Purdue basketball team, and also contained an indoor track. Memorial ...
In 2001, Purdue University began a $70 million renovation, including widening both aisles and seats, which led to a reduced seating capacity of 62,500. The first game and first win came in the 1924 Homecoming win over the Indiana Hoosiers. The largest crowd ever to see a game in Ross-Ade is 71,629 against Indiana on November 22, 1980. [4]
The Slayter Center of Performing Arts is located on the main campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is an outdoor concert bandshell completed in 1964 and dedicated May 1, 1965. The facility was a gift from Games Slayter and his wife Marie. [1]