The W.O.W. Hall, also stylized as WOW Hall, (AKA Community Center for the Performing Arts) is a performing arts venue in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
The hall was bought in 1906 by the Woodmen of the World (W.O.W.) lodge, and later in 1932 they built the current structure, which was the most expensive building built in Eugene that year at $8,000.[2] Originally, the hall was installed with a hard rock maple dance floor to be used for square dancing and ballroom dancing.[2]
In 1975, the hall was up for sale and was in danger of being demolished. Eventually, patrons of the hall organized to form the committee to Secure a Westside Community Center for the Performing Arts. They got a first option to purchase the hall when it went up for sale in December of that year. In 1983 the committee was able to buy the property and burned the lease in celebration.[2]
On January 14, 2022, a mass shooting outside the venue hospitalized six people.[4] As of January 18, no arrests have been made and police seek one suspect.[5]
hall, also, stylized, hall, community, center, performing, arts, performing, arts, venue, eugene, oregon, united, states, address291, locationeugene, oregonownercommunity, center, performing, artscapacity600opened1932websitewww, wowhall, orgwoodmen, world, hal. The W O W Hall also stylized as WOW Hall AKA Community Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue in Eugene Oregon United States W O W HallAddress291 W 8th Ave LocationEugene OregonOwnerCommunity Center for the Performing ArtsCapacity600Opened1932Websitewww wbr wowhall wbr orgWoodmen of the World HallU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of Eugene ORShow map of OregonCoordinates44 3 4 24 N 123 5 49 59 W 44 0511778 N 123 0971083 W 44 0511778 123 0971083ArchitectJohn Hunzicker W B BakerArchitectural styleModern movement Art DecoNRHP reference No 96000618 1 Added to NRHPJune 3 1996 The hall was bought in 1906 by the Woodmen of the World W O W lodge and later in 1932 they built the current structure which was the most expensive building built in Eugene that year at 8 000 2 Originally the hall was installed with a hard rock maple dance floor to be used for square dancing and ballroom dancing 2 In 1975 the hall was up for sale and was in danger of being demolished Eventually patrons of the hall organized to form the committee to Secure a Westside Community Center for the Performing Arts They got a first option to purchase the hall when it went up for sale in December of that year In 1983 the committee was able to buy the property and burned the lease in celebration 2 The W O W Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 3 On January 14 2022 a mass shooting outside the venue hospitalized six people 4 As of January 18 no arrests have been made and police seek one suspect 5 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b c Soto Kaly September 19 1994 WOW Hall offers volunteers access to arts music Oregon Daily Emerald pp 2D 16D Oregon National Register List PDF Oregon Parks and Recreation Department January 5 2009 Archived from the original PDF on June 9 2011 Retrieved March 14 2009 Jacobs Harrison January 15 2022 6 people have been injured in a mass shooting in Oregon NPR Retrieved January 16 2022 Smith Grace January 16 2022 Gunshot victim recalls horrific shooting outside the WOW Hall KEZI Retrieved January 17 2022 External links editThe W O W Hall official website nbsp Media related to W O W Hall at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article on a music performance venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W O W Hall amp oldid 1191181810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
