• Source: Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium

Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium is a historic performance and meeting venue at 705 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is an Art Deco building constructed between 1926 and 1929 during the administration of Mayor Lee Emmett Thomas as a memorial to the servicemen of World War I. In 1991, the auditorium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on October 6, 2008, it was designated a National Historic Landmark.
The building also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on May 16, 1997.




Design


The building was designed by architects Samuel G. Wiener Sr., and Seymour Van Os, both of the firm of Jones, Roessle, Olschner & Wiener of Shreveport. Contractor for construction was the Ashton Glassell Company, also of Shreveport.




Stage of Stars Museum


The Municipal Memorial Auditorium houses the Stage of Stars Museum, and a 3,200-seat auditorium, which is used for concerts, family shows, Broadway plays, boxing, and other special events. It is nationally significant, and was designated a National Historic Landmark, for hosting the Louisiana Hayride radio program, hosted by Frank Page (1925-2013). During its heyday, from 1948 to 1960, the program spawned the careers of some of the greatest names in American Country and Rockabilly music. The Hayride regularly featured performers, such as Hank Williams, Slim Whitman, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, and Elvis Presley, who got his start at this venue.




Renovations


The auditorium underwent renovations from 1994 through 2004. Recent improvements to the auditorium have included air conditioning, renovated restrooms, installation of ramps and an elevator.




See also


List of concert halls
List of music venues
Theater in Louisiana
List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana
National Register of Historic Places listings in Caddo Parish, Louisiana




References






External links


Media related to Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Louisiana Hayride
• Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
• Louisiana Hayride
• Tipitina's
• Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
• Warren J. Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium
• List of Art Deco architecture in Louisiana
• Louisiana State University Shreveport
• Tiger Stadium (Louisiana)