Mid-South Coliseum

Mid-South Coliseum
"The Entertainment Capital of the Mid-South"[1][2]
"The House that Lawler Built"[3][4]
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Location996 Early Maxwell Blvd, Memphis, Tennessee, 38104
Coordinates35°07′06″N 89°58′49″W / 35.118395°N 89.980366°W / 35.118395; -89.980366
Capacity10,085 permanent seats, 11,200 for basketball
Construction
Broke groundApril 15, 1963[5][6]
OpenedOctober 1964[5][7][6]
Closed2006
ArchitectMerrill G. Ehrman[6]
(Furbringer and Ehrman)
Robert Lee Hall[6]
(Robert Lee Hall & Associates)
Tenants
Memphis Wings (CPHL) (1964–1967)
Memphis Tigers (NCAA) (1966–1991)
Memphis South Stars (CPHL) (1967–1969)
Memphis Pros/Tams/Sounds (ABA) (1970–1975)
Memphis Rogues (NASL) (1979–1980)
Memphis Rockers (WBL) (1990–1991)
Memphis HotShots (GBA) (1991–1992)
Memphis RiverKings (CHL) (1992–2000)
Website
midsouthcoliseum.com
Mid-South Coliseum
NRHP reference No.00001429
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 2000

Mid-South Coliseum is an indoor arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility was opened in 1964, and became known "The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South" due its significance in hosting events such as concerts, sports games and professional wrestling shows.[7] The Coliseum closed in 2006. In the late 2010s, efforts emerged to help preserve and refurbish the arena as part of a larger redevelopment of the surrounding area.

  1. ^ Cooke, John Byrne (November 3, 2015). On the Road with Janis Joplin. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-425-27412-5.
  2. ^ "New deal on the table for Mid-South Coliseum". WMC-TV. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Lawler, Jerry 'The King' (December 9, 2008). It's Good To Be The King...: Sometimes. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-84739-708-9.
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  6. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". focus.nps.gov. October 23, 2000. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Mid-South Coliseum". Memphis Heritage Inc. Retrieved May 9, 2022.