Ovens Auditorium
Ovens Auditorium is an auditorium located adjacent to Bojangles Coliseum, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened in 1955, Ovens has a seating capacity of 2,455 and has hosted over 7,500 events.- Type: Theater building
- Description: multi-purpose concert hall and theater in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Address: 2700 East Independence Expressway, Charlotte, NC 28205
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bojangles Coliseum and Billingsville School.
Bojangles Coliseum
Stadium
Bojangles Coliseum, originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena, is a 10,829-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bojangles Coliseum is situated 520 feet northwest of Ovens Auditorium.
Billingsville School
Community center
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Billingsville School is a historic Rosenwald School building located in the Grier Heights community of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built in 1927 as a school for African-American students. Billingsville School is situated 1 mile southwest of Ovens Auditorium.
Veterans Park
Park
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. With a population of 874,579 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S, seventh-most populous city in the South, and second-most populous city in the Southeast. Veterans Park is situated 1 mile northwest of Ovens Auditorium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eastover and Plaza-Midwood.
Eastover
Suburb
Eastover is a residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Eastover was the city’s first suburb to build houses with driveways and has attracted many of the prominent leaders who shaped Charlotte’s growth.
Plaza-Midwood
Photo: City Dweller 2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaza-Midwood is a district in Charlotte. It is located on the city's east side, about a mile from Uptown, and is developing as a hip urban neighborhood.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth is a neighborhood in Charlotte. It is just south of Uptown, extending out of town along Elizabeth Ave. and 7th St. It blends the affluence of the Myers Park neighborhood to the west with the middle-class livability of Plaza-Midwood to the east.
Ovens Auditorium
- Categories: multi-purpose hall, concert hall, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.20382° or 35° 12′ 14″ northLongitude
-80.79429° or 80° 47′ 40″ westOpen location code
867X6634+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 836535412OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7113349
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In Other Languages
“Ovens Auditorium” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قاعه الافران”
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