The city appropriated a room in the civic auditorium to be used for exhibits.

About 2,000 people filled a civic auditorium to hear Mr. Bush's remarks, and thousands more lined a town square to watch his limousine roll by.

The shows are often performed in school gymnasiums, civic auditoriums, senior center multi-purpose rooms, private clubs and theatrical venues.

Ironwood city offices are quartered there and an ostentatious civic auditorium are in the building.

The 4.4-acre project, first presented as a government center, then as a civic auditorium, is scheduled to open as a convention center in 1997.

He recorded albums, made a film about his life's story, performed in churches, civic auditoriums, schools, military bases and concert halls.

Textile Hall also served as a civic auditorium.

These consisted of bridges, parks, libraries, playgrounds, community centers, civic auditoriums and athletic fields.

But the building now under construction follows the design Wright updated in 1958, by which time it had been redefined as a civic auditorium.

Helper's city hall had been built in 1927, and a civic auditorium was constructed in 1936.