Colorado Springs City Auditorium

Colorado Springs City Auditorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	231 E. Kiowa St., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates:	38°50′6″N 104°49′11″W / 38.835°N 104.81972°W / 38.835; -104.81972Coordinates: 38°50′6″N 104°49′11″W / 38.835°N 104.81972°W / 38.835; -104.81972
Area:	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built:	1922
Architect:	Thomas, Charles E.; MacLaren, Thomas C., et al
Architectural style:	Classical Revival
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	95001244 [1]
Added to NRHP:	November 07, 1995

Colorado Springs City Auditorium or Colorado Springs Municipal Auditorium is a historic auditorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Completed in 1923, the auditorium still serves the city of Colorado Springs by way of hosting various events throughout the year. The building, costing a whopping $424,910 at the time, was primarily used for concerts, theatre performances and graduations. The plaque above the stage is inscribed, "USUI CIVIUM DECORI URBUS", or "For the use of the people and the glory of the city." In the 1940's, a local promoter, Abe Marylander, brought wrestling exhibitions and boxing matches to the facility. As the years passed, the City Auditorium has played host to various musical concerts, the Harlem Globetrotters, many conventions and trade shows, professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, roller derby and more. The City Auditorium was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1995.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

External links

• National Register of Historic Places
• City of Colorado Springs - City Auditorium
• Friends of the Colorado Springs Historic City Auditorium