Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

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Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
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Address1515 J Street
Sacramento, California
Capacity 3,849
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
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Coordinates 38°34′44.1″N121°29′08.5″W / 38.578917°N 121.485694°W / 38.578917; -121.485694
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1926
ArchitectDean & Dean
Architectural stylesouthern European, Early Renaissance revival
NRHP reference No. 78000743 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1978
Website
https://safecreditunionconventioncenter.com/facilities/memorial-auditorium

The Sacramento Memorial Auditorium is a historic auditorium located in Sacramento, California. Completed in 1926, the Auditorium opened in February, 1927. [2] Closed in 1986 due to seismic concerns, the building fell into disrepair, and re-opened in 1996, after renovation, as part of the Sacramento Convention Center Complex. [3] The auditorium houses The Jean Runyon Little Theater and Memorial Hall. [4] The main auditoium seats 3,849, while the Jean Runyon Little Theater seats 272. [4]

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The interior of the auditorium during the 2014 California Academic Decathlon California Academic Decathlon about to begin (13390219963).jpg
The interior of the auditorium during the 2014 California Academic Decathlon

History

The auditorium was designed by local architect James S. Dean, with Arthur Brown, Jr. as consulting architect and G. Albert Lansburgh as a collaborating architect. [2] The site previously was home to the Mary J. Waters Grammar School, a three-story brick building built in 1872 on land that was donated to the city by John A. Sutter. [2] An unsuccessful suit was brought against the city by one of Sutter's heirs, arguing the land was donated for park and school use only. The auditorium broke ground in July of 1925, presided by Senator Hiram Johnson, a former pupil at the school. [2] The opening of the auditorium was a significant step in the growth of Sacramento and a way to bring famous entertainment, artists and conventions to Sacramento. [2] The auditorium has held the inaguration balls for California governors James Rolph, Frank Merriam, Culbert Olson and Arnold Schwarzenegger. [2] [5] During a Rolling Stones show on December 3, 1965, Keith Richards was nearly electrocuted when playing their newly released single, The Last Time. [6]

The auditorium was built of brick primarily from local origin, with stone, plaster, and terra cotta also being used. [2] The architecture design can be described as Byzantine from the 5th and 6th centuries, with design inspirations taken from Italian Romanesque, Lombardic, and Spanish styles as well. [2] The brick wall finish includes five shades of brick and protruding randomly in a Flemish bond. The five double front doors do not have built-in locks since the lobby was originally intended to be an open shrine for those who died in the Spanish-American War and World War I. [2]

Performances

Music acts that have performed at the auditorium include Will Rogers (1927), [2] The Beach Boys (1963), [7] The Rolling Stones (1964, 1965 & 1966), [6] The Righteous Brothers (1965), [8] Ike & Tina Turner (1965), [8] Sonny & Cher (1965), [9] The Turtles (1967), [10] The 5th Dimension (1967), [11] Grateful Dead (1968), [12] Jefferson Airplane (1968), [13] The Doors (1968), [14] Chicago as Chicago Transit Authority [15] (1969), [16] Eric Burdon & War (1970), [17] Frank Zappa in (1971), [18] Cheech & Chong (1972), [19] Canned Heat (1972), [20] Doobie Brothers (1972), [21] The Eagles (1974), [22] Steppenwolf (1974), [22] Fleetwood Mac (1975), [22] Journey (band) (1977), [22] Sammy Hagar (1977), [23] Toto (1977), [22] Santana (1979), [22] America (1979), [22] Huey Lewis and the News (1979), [22] Go-Go's (1982), [24] Mötley Crüe (1983), [24] Ratt (1984), [24] Night Ranger (1984), [24] Metallica (1985), [24] Dishwalla (1997), [25] John Fogerty (1997), Primus (1997), [26] 311 (1997), [26] Jane's Addiction (1997), [26] Tool (1998), [26] Sacramento's Deftones (1998), [26] Sacramento's Cake (1999), [26] The Offspring (1999), [26] 98 Degrees (1999), [26] Lit (1999), [26] The Wallflowers (2000), System of a Down (2000), Linkin Park (2000), Incubus (2001), No Doubt (2002), Papa Roach (2002), Eve 6 (2003), Audioslave (2005), Avenged Sevenfold (2006), Pat Monahan (of Train) (2007), Stone Temple Pilots (2008), Atreyu (2009), Third Eye Blind (2015), Queens of the Stone Age (2018), Los Lobos (2019), Weird Al Yankovic (2019), and Bob Dylan (2022). [27]

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  8. 1 2 "Teen Field Music Stars Slate Show". The Sacramento Bee. 1965-03-25. pp. E12. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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  12. ↑ "Grateful Dead at the Memorial Auditorium, 1968". The Sacramento Bee. 1968-03-03. p. 179. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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