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The Worcester Memorial Auditorium, also known simply as the Worcester Auditorium, is a multi-purpose arena and auditorium located at Lincoln Square in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1933, as a World War I War memorial in the form of a multi-purpose hall,〔 the Auditorium has a ,〔 proscenium. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Institutional District.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NRHP nomination for Institutional District )〕 In 2009 Lincoln Square was listed as one of the "Most Endangered Historic Resources" in the state by Preservation Massachusetts〔(''Lincoln Square is "Endangered Historic Resource"'' ) Worcester Telegram & Gazette September 22, 2009〕 because of the three historical buildings in the square that are all empty or underutilized. The Auditorium was most recently used to house Massachusetts State Trial Court records and a small after-school program.〔 ==History== The Worcester Auditorium was designed as a World War I War memorial in the form of a multi-purpose hall.〔 The building is built in the Classical Revival style, but with Art Deco bas-relief ornamentation.〔(Main Street Virtual Tour ), Preservation Worcester. Accessed September 24, 2009〕 The interior murals in the Auditorium were created by the artist Leon Kroll,〔 and took three years to complete between 1938 and 1941.〔(Murals Ready At Worcester; Leon Kroll Completes War Memorial and Dedication Is Set for May 28th ), New York Times. May 18, 1941. Accessed September 24, 2009〕 When finished the main mural was the largest of its kind in the United States.〔What's to become of the Aud? Worcester Telegram & Gazette. September 20, 2009〕 Since the Auditorium opened, it has been home to the Bay State Bombardiers of the Continental Basketball Association and the Holy Cross Crusaders before the Hart Center opened in 1975. It has also hosted Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue〔(1975 Rolling Thunder Review ) Accessed September 24, 2009〕 and has served as a shelter after the Worcester tornado hit.〔 There is another small performance space known as the "Little Theater" attached to the Auditorium, which can seat 675 people, but it is currently empty as well.〔 In 2013, a scene for the film American Hustle was filmed in the Worcester Auditorium.〔 ('American Hustle' makes a Hollywood star of Worcester ) Accessed January 16, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Worcester Memorial Auditorium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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