Greenville Memorial Auditorium

Greenville Memorial Auditorium was a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena built in 1958 that was located in Greenville, South Carolina. It hosted local sporting events, concerts and the Ringling Brothers Circus until the Bi-Lo Center opened in 1998.

Greenville Memorial Auditorium
Construction

Location	401 E North St Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Coordinates	34°51′06.9″N 82°23′38.8″W
Opened	December 1, 1958
Closed	August 30, 1996
Demolished	September 20, 1997

It hosted professional wrestling throughout its history, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, with NWA Jim Crockett Promotions cards held every Monday night.

It hosted the Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments in 1972, 1975, and 1976.

Lynyrd Skynyrd performed there on October 19, 1977, the last concert played by the original band prior to its fatal plane crash that took most of its members the next day en route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The arena was imploded on September 20, 1997.[1]

References

via Associated Press. "GREENVILLE MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IS HISTORY", The State (newspaper), September 21, 1997. Accessed April 5, 2008.

Greenville, South Carolina

Attractions

Education

Media

Television	WYFF
Print	The Greenville News
Radio	List of Greenville radio stations WZWK-LP WPJF WYRD-FM WYRD (AM) WGTK-FM WEPR WHNS WGGS-TV WNGR-LP WLFJ-FM

Landmarks

Shopping

Airports

Furman Paladins men's basketball
Venues	Old Textile Hall (195?–1958) Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1958–1996) Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (1996–1997) Timmons Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	The Citadel
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Furman Paladins women's basketball
Venues	Greenville Memorial Auditorium (1974–1996) Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (1996–1997) Timmons Arena (1997–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

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