Memorial Auditorium
Inscription
Construction began in 1927 as a tribute to Louisvillians who died in First World War. Architect of the Greek Revival building was Thomas Hastings, assisted by E. T. Hutchings. On Decoration Day, May 30, 1929, the War Memorial Auditorium was dedicated. Within its walls Louisville's cultural life flourished, despite the dismal years of the Great Depression.
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Performers at Memorial
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nov. 1931
Ignace Paderewski - Mar. 1933
George Gershwin - Feb. 1934
George M. Cohan - Feb. 1935
Helen Hayes - Mar. 1935
Ethel Barrymore - Oct. 1935
Marian Anderson - Dec. 1939
Artur Rubinstein - Feb. 1948
Mikhail Baryshnikov - Nov. 1978
The Peking Opera - Oct. 1980
Presented by Bellarmine College Students.
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