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View from the balcony of the interior of Ovens Auditorium on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte, NC. The auditorium was dedicated in 1955 and named for David Ovens. Ovens was the manager of J.B. Ivey's Department Store in downtown Charlotte. He was…

View of Ovens Auditorium and Charlotte Coliseum on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte N.C. These auditoriums were opened in 1955 and gave Charlotte much needed state-of-the-art spaces for large public entertainment events, including sports, musical…

Black and white photograph of Charlotte's Armory Auditorium located on Kings Drive near Central High School. The auditorium was built in 1929 and opened in time for the Annual Confederate Reunion held here in early June. From this time until 1954…

Color postcard of Armory Auditorium built in 1929 on King's Drive close to East Seventh Street. The Armory served as Charlotte's only public city auditorium between 1929 and 1954 when it burned down, though school auditoriums were often used for…

Potograph of Presbyterian College for Women which was located on College Street at Phifer Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets. This site was originally occupied by Charlotte Female Institute which was erected in 1857. This school was closed in…

View of the Gerard Conservatory of Music at Elizabeth College in Charlotte, NC. People from all over the Charlotte area came to musical events and plays at the college conservatory where the women trained in art, voice, piano, violin and other…

Postcard showing different aspects of Elizabeth College, including the Gerard Conservatory of Music. Views include, the front view of the main building, the Gerard Conservatory of Music, the entrance to campus, and a campus view of a treed avenue. …

View of Tryon Street, Charlotte NC, showing the Realty Building on the Square and "Granite Row" in the foreground. This was a row of five three story buildings built in 1850-1851 in the first block of South Tryon and formed one of Charlotte's early…

This is a black and white photograph of Charlotte's new City Auditorium built in 1908 at College and East Fifth Street. The caption on the photograph says that the seating capacity was 4,500.

A postcard which shows an aerial view of The Armory Auditorium and Memorial Stadium prior to 1930.