Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Church Park Auditorium
Photographed By Steve Masler, August 16, 2017
1. Church Park Auditorium Marker
Standard admission to the auditorium was 15˘ seating capacity was 2200, and Robert Church took a personal hand in management of the facility. Overflow crowds came to see such leading entertainers and politicians as W.C. Handy the Black Patti Troubadours, and the Whitney Musical Company as well as Dr. Booker T. Washington, President Theodore Roosevelt, and early leaders of the Lincoln Republican League and the NAACP.
The gateway overhead is reminiscent of the auditorium. The large lawn area to the south is circumscribed by eight columns. Here one may gain a sense of the grand scale and setting of the original auditorium.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
Location. 35° 8.338′ N, 90° 2.889′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. Marker is on Beale Street, 0.1 miles east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. This Plaque is Dedicated to Father and Son, Leaders of Their Race (a few steps from this marker); Solvent Savings Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Sara Roberta Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Church Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Church Terrell (within shouting distance of this marker); Phi Beta Sigma/Abram Langston Taylor (within shouting distance of this marker); Beale Street Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Memphis Home of W.C. Handy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
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Also see . . . Church Park Auditorium. (Submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Steve Masler, August 16, 2017
2. Church Park Auditorium Marker With park Gate
Photographed By Steve Masler, August 16, 2017
3. Church Park Auditorium Marker With lawn
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 23, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
