Photo via the LA Public Library
Former location –
Built on landfill in 1931 and had an official opening on March 8, 1932, the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium was a 10-story Italian Renaissance building set in an 8-acre park and 32-acre lagoon with a capacity of 1,377. At first it was mainly used for trade conventions, dog shows and tennis matches.
It was demolished in 1975 to make way for the Long Beach Convention Center.
Notable concerts held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium include:
12/2/1974 – Fleetwood Mac
11/11/1974 – Hot Tuna
5/12/1974 – Electric Light Orchestra
3/16/1973 – Stevie Wonder
3/4/1973 – The Doobie Brothers
11/19/1972 – Chuck Berry
11/27/1971 – Arlo Guthrie
8/5/1971 – Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker
7/11/1971 – Alice Cooper
11/28/1970 – Delaney & Bonnie
2/21/1969 – Peter, Paul & Mary
4/2/1967 – Petula Clark
12/17/1965 – Bob Dylan
11/1/1964 – The Rolling Stones
2/10/1962 – Frankie Avalon
2/3/1962 – The Beach Boys
12/31/1961 – Ike & Tina Turner
8/1/1957 – Little Richard
6/7/1956 – Elvis Presley
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802
Not a photo of the Municipal Auditorium where we saw those concerts. The Municipal Auditorium was a beautiful building with a magnificent mosaic on the front. The building pictured was demolished way before the Municipal Auditorium was built. It is easy to look up images of Long Beach and see dozens of photos of the actual venue.