History

Ovens Auditorium

civic

Charlotte's first major civic auditorium, opened alongside the Coliseum in September 1955.

In the record (2)

  1. 1955

    The Charlotte Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium complex opened on Independence Boulevard in September 1955, giving the city its first major civic auditorium and an arena crowned by the largest unsupported steel dome in the world at 332 feet.

    Charlotte ColiseumDavid Ovens

    Source · checked 2026-08-15

  2. 1958

    Billy Graham returned to his hometown for a fall 1958 crusade at the Charlotte Coliseum, with overflow crowds at Ovens Auditorium, drawing more than 400,000 people over the course of the campaign.

    Charlotte ColiseumBilly Graham

    Source · checked 2026-08-15