The Worcester Memorial Auditorium, built after a long political struggle as a war memorial for the use and benefit of the people, has recently fallen into disuse. This Interactive Qualifying Project investigates the circumstances surrounding the planning, useful life, and decline of the Auditorium through an examination of available historical records. The original functional intention of the Auditorium, the actual resulting use during its successful lifetime, and the reasons surrounding its decline are analyzed herein. Additionally, the national and regional economic forces influencing the City of Worcester, and specifically the life of the Auditorium, are examined through statistical records and historical texts. -

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Diaz, Misael
• Hoang, Ha

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Culture
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-041309-112753

Keyword

• Architecture--Conservation and restoration

Advisor

• Wilkes, John M.
• Pietroforte, Roberto

Year

• 2009

Date created

• 2009-04-13

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright