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Construction of the facility began on April 15, 1963. [5] From its opening in October 1964, the Coliseum was the first racially desegregated facility in Memphis. [5] Unlike most facilities in Memphis, which largely hesitated to integrate following the 1963 Watson v, United States U.S. Supreme Court case regarding local segregation, [5] and which was also argued two days after construction ...
In early 1921, John Dillon, Frankie Edwards and Al Buja formed a boxing syndicate, Coliseum Incorporated, to develop an arena. [1] On July 21, 1922, the 8,000-seat arena with capacity for 8,500 opened. [3] The arena was modeled after the Milwaukee Auditorium and Madison Square Garden with unobstructed views. [1]
The Municipal Auditorium is a 7,853-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a component of the New Orleans Cultural Center, alongside the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. [1] It is located in the Tremé neighborhood in Louis Armstrong Park adjacent to Congo Square.
The Fillmore New Orleans 2,000 1965; expanded 2017 Rapides Parish Coliseum: Alexandria: 10,000 (full house) 6,419 (End stage) Rapides Parish Entertainment Center: 1,900 (General Admission) 1,488 (Reserved) 1956 BREC Memorial Stadium: Baton Rouge: 21,500 1975 F. G. Clark Center: 7,500 1925 Greek Theatre: 3,500 1972 Pete Maravich Assembly Center ...
Omni Coliseum: 1 May 20, 1979 Memphis: Mid-South Coliseum: 1 May 24, 1979 Pine Bluff: Pine Bluff Convention Center: 1 May 25, 1979 Kansas City: Kemper Arena: 1 May 26, 1979 Beaumont: Fair Park Coliseum: 1 May 27, 1979 Fort Worth: Tarrant County Convention Center: 1 May 28, 1979 Shreveport: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum: 1 May 30, 1979 Oklahoma City ...
New York City The Ritz: The Individuals: May 2, 1983 Blacksburg: After Dark Not Shakespeare May 3, 1983 Raleigh: The Pier Rick Rock May 4, 1983 Blowing Rock: P.B. Scott's Music Hall — May 6, 1983 Davidson: Love Auditorium: 86 May 7, 1983 Atlanta: Agora Ballroom — May 8, 1983 Fox Theatre — May 9, 1983 Athens: 40 Watt Club — May 18, 1983 ...
The Louisiana House of Representatives Committee for Natural Resources and Environment held a hearing on Feb. 10, 2024. ©Louisiana House of Representatives
On January 1, 2007, then-Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton proposed a new stadium be built in place of the old one. Some in the University of Memphis community prefer the construction of a smaller, on-campus stadium, but such a venue would almost certainly be inadequate (in terms of capacity and amenities) for the Liberty Bowl.