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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…

Program for Charlotte Symphony Orchestra's spring concert to he held at the Armory-Auditorium, April 29th, 1948. The Sypmphony conductor is Guy Hutchins.

Program for The Charlotte Community Concert Association performance of Gladys Swarthout, Mezzo-Soprano, Metropolitan Opera Association held in the City Auditorium (Armory), January 25th, 1945.

Program for Community Christmas Service at Armory Auditorium, December 22, 1940.

Inside page from Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Tenth Anniversary Program, 1931-1941. This black and white photograph shows the audience from the stage.

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…

This panoramic photograph from a Charlotte Chamber of Commerce pamphlet "Sketches of Charlotte" published in 1904 shows a view of South Tryon Street in 1902. The photograph is taken from the top of the City Courthouse at Third and Tryon Street. The…

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.

This is a detail from a photograph of the east block of South Tryon Street between Fourth and Third Streets showing the Opera House. The Opera House was a wide brick front gable building with businesses downstairs and an auditorium upstairs. The…