Veterans Memorial Auditorium (other)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium may refer to: * Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Des Moines, Iowa), previous home arena of the Iowa Barnstormers * Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Columbus, Ohio) * Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Providence, Rhode Island) See also *Memorial Auditorium (other) Memorial Auditorium may refer to: * Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York * Burlington Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont * Greenville Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, South Carolina, 1958–1997 * Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Compl ... * War Memorial Auditorium (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Des Moines, Iowa)
Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (formerly known as Veterans Memorial Auditorium) is a building located in Des Moines, Iowa, that is part of the Iowa Events Center. Named to honor the World War II veterans of Polk County, it opened on February 1, 1955. On May 22, 1956, Elvis Presley was the first major act to perform there while on tour of the upper Midwest. Elvis would perform in the auditorium twice more, on June 20, 1974, and his fourth to last concert ever on June 23, 1977. When it was home to the Drake Bulldogs university basketball team (1957–1992), it had 11,411 seats with the capacity to add an additional 4,000 for concerts and another 7,500 bleacher seats for basketball games. Commonly known as "Vets" or "The Barn," it was the long-time host for minor league basketball, arena football, Iowa high school basketball and wrestling tournaments, and high school graduations. Prior to the opening of Wells Fargo Arena, Vets Auditorium had served as the primar ...
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