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Location | 417 Fourth Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
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Broke ground | 1959 |
Built | 1959-1962 |
Opened | October 7, 1962 |
Renovated | 1993 |
Owner | Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee |
Operator | Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee |
Surface | concrete |
Construction cost | $5 million dollars |

Postcard image of arena (courtesy theehl.com)
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium (NMA) (informally known locally as Municipal Auditorium, or simply Municipal) is an indoor sports and concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee. Constructed in 1962, the Auditorium was the first public assembly facility in the Mid-South with air-conditioning.
The hockey teams that played there included:
- Nashville Dixie Flyers 1962-72
- Nashville South Stars 1981-82
- Nashville Knights 1989-96
- Nashville Ice Flyers 1996-98