Ellis Auditorium, Memphis

Creators

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Source Collection

Postcard collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0469.003_006.014

Description

Undated (1950s) image of the Poplar Avenue frontage of the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Auditorium opened officially in October 1924 offering a 30,000 square foot facility for conventions, exhibitions and theatrical productions with seating for 12,000 people. It also included a retail produce market. Memphis businessman Robert R. Ellis was the driving force behind the Auditorium and when he died in 1930, the building was named after him. Ellis Auditorium was demolished in 1999.

Date Created

2021

Date

undated

Recommended Citation

"Ellis Auditorium, Memphis" (2021). Images. 84.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-postcardcoll1/84