| Houston, TX: Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall |
Country: United States of America State: Texas City: Houston Location: 801 Bagby Street Multi-purpose hall and theatre complex, built 1936-1937 by Alfred C. Finn, replacing a former wooden "Sam Houston Hall" (1928-1936). Opened Nov 1937. Demolished 1998 in favour of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Link: Wikipedia |
Front Text: "Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall, Houston, Texas", inscriptions: "Coliseum", "Music Hall"Reverse Text: "Sam Houston Coliseum and Music Hall. Erected at a cost of $2,000,000. Composed of two distinct auditoriums, largest of which is 370 feet log and 251 feet wide. The clear exposition space is 9.000 feet larger than a square city block. Seating capacity on main floor, 12,000; encircling the main auditorium is a balcony with seating capacity for 5,500, making a total Coliseum seating capacity of 17.5000. Music Hall seating capacity, 2,700." Publisher: Seawall Specialty Co., Houston; C. T. Art-Colortone; 8B-H1637 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
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