Contributed by Richard Shaw through Bangor Public Library
Description
Construction of the Bangor Auditorium began in 1955. It cost $1,400,000 to build, and had a capacity for 7,426 people. It replaced the much smaller first Bangor Auditorium, seen to the right in this photo.
The Auditorium opened to the public for the first time on October 1, 1955.
About This Item
- Title: Bangor Auditorium under construction, 1955
- Creation Date: 1955
- Subject Date: 1955
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
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- Aerial view--Maine--Bangor
- Auditoriums--Maine--Bangor
- auto racing--Maine--Bangor
- Bangor (Me.)--History
- Cars--Maine--Bangor
- Parks--Maine--Bangor
- Racetracks--Maine--Bangor
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