Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Georgia)

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, originally known as the Auditorium and Armory, was an auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It was constructed with funds raised by a committee of Atlanta citizens and then sold to the city of Atlanta. The structure was dedicated in a pre-inaugural visit from President William Howard Taft in 1909 during which he was served a 'possom dinner, and the dining hall in which this took place was named in his honor. The public dedication of the Auditorium took place with the hosting of the inaugural Atlanta Music Festival in May 1909. The Auditorium and Armory also housed the 179th Field Artillery, who stored munitions there as well as using the space for drills. Over the years various concerts, theater productions, operas, balls, and professional wrestling cards were hosted at the auditorium, as were the 1922 to 1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments. One additional event of note was the Gone with the Wind Ball. The building was sold in 1979 to Georgia State University which now uses the structure as their Alumni Hall.

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium is located at Gilmer and Courtland Streets in downtown Atlanta.

Coordinates: 33°45′13″N 84°23′4″W / 33.75361°N 84.38444°W / 33.75361; -84.38444