Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts is a 2,051-seat multi-purpose venue in Memphis, Tennessee. Home to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, it opened in 2003.

Type: Theater building
Description: Multi-purpose venue in Memphis, Tennessee, US
Also known as: “Cannon Center for Performing Arts”, “Ellis Auditorium”, and “The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts”
Address: 255 North Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Renasant Convention Center and Fire Museum of Memphis.

Renasant Convention Center

Convention center

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The Renasant Convention Center is a convention complex located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The building is East of the Mississippi River just south of Interstate 40. Renasant Convention Center is situated 410 feet north of Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

Fire Museum of Memphis

Museum

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The Fire Museum of Memphis is a fire museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum is dedicated to documenting and promoting the local history of firefighting and educating the public in fire safety. Fire Museum of Memphis is situated 960 feet south of Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

First Presbyterian Church

Church

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In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street. The present building was built in 1884 and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. First Presbyterian Church is situated 870 feet southeast of Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Memphis and Beale Street.

Downtown Memphis

Suburb

Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.

Beale Street

Neighborhood

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Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.

Memphis

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Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Categories: building, public building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.15096° or 35° 9′ 3″ north

Longitude

-90.05116° or 90° 3′ 4″ west

Elevation

253 feet (77 metres)

Levels

Open location code

867F5W2X+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118647109

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

Wikidata ID

Q125217019

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