History
The Dallas Memorial Auditorium was originally constructed in 1957 near the intersection of Canton and Akard Streets. In the 1970s, the center was expanded and renamed the Dallas Convention Center; the expansion was designed by local architects Omniplan. The center was expanded again in 1984 and once more in 1994, when Dallas Area Rapid Transit constructed the Convention Center Station underneath the west-wing of the facility, connecting it to the Red and Blue light rail lines. The most-recent addition to the facility was completed in 2002. Together with Reunion Arena, it was an emergency shelter for thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees in September 2005. Sadly, the Auditorium is no longer used for concerts or very many other events.
The venue was one home of the Dallas Chaparrals/Texas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association, who played in Dallas from the 1967-68 season through the 1972-73 season. The team moved to San Antonio in 1973 and became the San Antonio Spurs.
While on a five city tour in the final week of 1976, Elvis Presley performed at the Dallas Convention Center on December 28 that was recorded and later released on the Follow That Dream collectors label titled "Showtime!"
On 1 April 1977, Led Zeppelin opened what would become their last ever tour together in the Dallas Memorial Auditorium.
In October 1978, Queen played at the Convention center during their US tour, and the music video for "Fat Bottomed Girls" was filmed at the center.
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