Memphis Auditorium under construction, 1924

Creators

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Source Collection

Ron Pevahouse collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0169.001_001.010

Description

A progress photograph (#36) of the Auditorium and Market House under construction in Memphis, Tennessee, taken on March 1, 1924. The building was being constructed by the James Alexander Construction Company which hired Clifford Poland to take a series of photographs documenting the building's progress. The Auditorium was designed by George Awsumb and was built on the corner of Poplar Avenue and Front Street. It offered 30,000 square feet of display space and could seat 12,000 people. Renamed the Ellis Auditorium in the early 1930s, the building was remodeled in 1956-1957 and a new entrance added in the early 1960s. The Auditorium was demolished in 1999 to make way for an expanded Cook Convention Center.

Date Created

6-9-2021

Date

1924 March 1

Recommended Citation

"Memphis Auditorium under construction, 1924" (2021). James Alexander Construction Company, Memphis. 2.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-rpevahouse1/2