William Neal Reynolds Coliseum North Carolina State College illustrated postcard
Reynolds Coliseum, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- William Neal Reynolds Coliseum North Carolina State College illustrated postcard
- Description:
- Transcribed from Postcard: William Neal Reynolds Coliseum, home of N.C. State College's famed basketball team, is the largest building of it's type south of Atlantic City, N.J. Named in honor of the late William Neal Reynolds of Winston Salem, one of the founders of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., it has a seating capacity of 12,500 and is designed for a wide range of reasons, including commencement programs, State-wide meetings, ice skating, agricultural exhibitions, industrial events, and collegiate athletic contests.
- Topics:
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Campus and Town
- Subjects:
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Stadiums
- Original Format:
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Illustration
Postcard, color
- Extent:
- 3 x 5 inches
- Item identifier:
- 0019348
- Printer:
- Curt Teich & Co. more info on Curt Teich & Co.
- Publisher:
- North Carolina News Agency more info on North Carolina News Agency
- Names:
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North Carolina State University -- Buildings
more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings
North Carolina State College more info on North Carolina State College
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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University Archives Photographs
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- University Archives Photograph Collection. Postcards, 1900-1996 (UA023.035) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Building: North Carolina State University, William Neal Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)
- Architect, revisions:
- Small, G. Milton (George Milton), Jr., 1916-1992 more info on Small, G. Milton (George Milton), Jr., 1916-1992
- Architect:
- Shumaker, Ross Edward, 1889-1960 more info on Shumaker, Ross Edward, 1889-1960
- Street:
- 2701 Sullivan Drive
- Community:
- NC State University
- State:
- NC
- Zip:
- 27606
- General note:
- Completed in 1949, the building with seating for 14,000 people is named after William Neal Reynolds, president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company founded by his brother. Construction of Reynolds Coliseum was originally proposed by David Clark after 5,000 people from all over North Carolina were rained out of a Farmers' Week meeting in 1940. The coliseum was home to the basketball team for nearly 50 years, including two NCAA champion teams. Reynolds Coliseum also provides a venue for large university and city events. Today it houses several NC State athletic teams, as well as NC State's ROTC units. The men’s basketball team moved to the RBC Center in 2000.
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Sports facilities
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.783501, -78.669899