Greenville Memorial Auditorium - Stadium

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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.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2015)

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

Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville Zoo
Roper Mountain Science Center
Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Peace Center
BJU Museum and Gallery
Furman University Asian Garden
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Upcountry History Museum

Education

Bob Jones University
Furman University
Greenville Technical College
Greenville County School District
North Greenville University

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

Falls Park
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Cleveland Park
County Courthouse
Hampton-Pinckney Historic District
McPherson Park
Isaqueena
Paris Mountain State Park
McDaniel Park
Springwood Cemetery
Lake Conestee Nature Park

Shopping

Magnolia Park Town Center
Haywood Mall
Stradley and Barr Dry Goods Store
West End Commercial Historic District

Airports

Greenville Spartanburg International Airport
Donaldson Air Force Base
Downtown Airport
Donaldson Center Airport

Greenville County
Upstate
South Carolina
United States

v t e 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)
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 2021–22 2022–23

v t e 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 2020–21 2021–22

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