People gather in the Clowes Memorial Hall lobby, which is decorated for the holidays

Description:	People gather in the Clowes Memorial Hall lobby on both the ground floor and on the balconies. The lobby is decorated with garlands, bows, and flowers, and lights adorn the trees. Designed by architects John M. Johansen and Evans Woollen III, the approximately 83,444 square-foot Clowes Memorial Hall officially opened on October 18, 1963. At the time of construction, the building was unique since it was designed to host a variety of events including orchestra concerts, ballets, operas, lectures, and University events. When the building first opened, the 24,000 square-feet of carpeted lobbies (the grand foyer and two side lobbies combined), were an often publicized feature of the new building. Rising six stories high, the lobbies reportedly provided 12 square-feet of space for each attendee. Since Clowes Memorial Hall could seat up to 2,200 people when it first opened, the math is slightly off, but the lobbies were still larger than those offered by other performing arts venues of the time, as most only provided two square-feet per person.
Origin:	1991
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2482
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.840416, -86.170035 39.840416 -86.170035
Subjects:	Clowes Memorial Hall Arts facilities Art centers Auditoriums Centers for the performing arts Music-halls Music facilities Theaters Lobbies (Rooms) Trees Christmas lights Bows (Ribbon work) Computers Screens Flowers Balconies Handrails Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People Garlands Fairview campus

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