255 N.
Main Street at Poplar
(where the Cannon
Center is now)
Even after
the completion of the Mid-South Coliseum
in 1963 and the Cook Convention Center
next door, Ellis Auditorium remained in
heavy use until its demolition in 1997.
Circa 1930
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Looking south over the
Auditorium circa 1930
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The dark building with
the spire to the right of the Auditorium
is Poplar Street Rail Station.
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1930s |
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Kingsbury
Class of 1962 Graduation at Ellis
Auditorium
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The Auditorium was modernized in the 1960s.
The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
ELLIS AUDITORIUM. Recently modernized at a cost of over $3,000,000 this magnificent building is air-conditioned and equipped with escalators. A total of 16 meeting rooms accommodating from 30 to 6800 persons are available for conventions, entertainment attractions, and public occasions.
Click photo to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn |
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