Ambassador Auditorium
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Ambassador Auditorium is located on the historic Ambassador College campus in Pasadena, California, United States. The auditorium's main hall has a capacity of 1,262 people.
History
Called by some concertgoers "The
It is estimated that 2.5 million attendees saw over 2,500 concerts at Ambassador Auditorium by
After 2,500 concerts and recitals, the WCG, which operated the college and auditorium, ceased operation of both in the 1990s and sold the property.[1] Under Joseph W. Tkach Sr., the performing arts series was shut down in 1995, saying they could no longer afford to subsidize the program and that it was not central to the mission of the church. The WCG later relocated its operations to nearby Glendora.
On January 26, 1996,
On May 14, 2004, the church announced the sale of approximately 13 acres (53,000 m²) of its former 31-acre (125,000 m²) campus to Harvest Rock Church (HRC) and Maranatha High School. The sale included the Ambassador Auditorium, now under the sole ownership of Che Ahn's HRock Church of Pasadena. Since the acquisition of Ambassador Auditorium, HRC [1] has re-opened the venue to the public. It hosts many regional ensembles, including the
From 2010–2019, the Ambassador Auditorium surroundings underwent massive change as the original Ambassador College campus was parceled up and sold to developers who tore down most other structures on the campus, including the Fine Arts & Science Centers, Hall of Administration, and the library, in favor of apartment and condominium structures.
External links
- Facebook Group about Ambassador Auditorium
- Pasadena Symphony and POPS
- www.theambassadorauditorium.org
- HRock Church
- Ambassador Auditorium Collection (ARS.0043), Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
- The Doug Russell Collection of Ambassador Recitals (ARS.0054), Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
References
- ^ "Pasadena Property to be Sold", Ambassador Report, Issue 45, September 1990