In 1987, the City of Lyon hired Reichen & Robert and HTVS to renovate the slaughterhouse into a modern concert hall.

In 1887,[4][2] the city's elite began to consider the construction of a much larger and more remote site that would meet all the criteria of a modern, hygienic structure.

[3] In 1892, when the leases expired, the City Council took over the management of the two slaughterhouses and immediately resumed studying how to create a new complex in the Mouche district.

[4] The site of La Colombière, in the Mouche district of Gerland, was selected in 1901 and was the subject of a declaration of public utility in 1903.

Anticipating all actions to rationalize the tasks of the various participants and, above all, their movements, Tony Garnier created an immense complex.

He designed a large cattle market of 80 x 210 meters in a 17,000 square-meter hall with a "bold" steel structure of the Fives-Lille type on ball and socket joints developed by Victor Contamin.

[9] The exposition covered an area of 75 hectares, with more than 17,000 square meters dedicated to foreign and colonial pavilions.

Historically in France, the health responsibilities of local authorities have led to the management of a slaughterhouse on land belonging to the municipality, which another company can take over; the whole operation is budgeted with the taxes collected.

[12] The slaughterhouse complex is an economic entity of great importance at a time when meat consumption is rising sharply.

Thanks to rapid rail transportation, affects the established structure of meat animal production and thus expands the regional scale.

Based on the Chicago Slaughterhouse, the Mouche industrial complex distinguishes two businesses: slaughter and trade.

In the last period, this know-how was divided among 57 companies of the new non-local economic structure: the Régie Cibieval (created in 1975).

[14] In 1987, before any official decision had been made on the use of the building, the City of Lyon decided to commission the architects Reichen & Robert to restore it.

It is the venue for a wide range of events: film shoots, concerts, trade fairs, and conventions.

[18] Its eclectic programming (Telethon, Festival Berlioz, Festival Lumière, concerts by French and international artists) and its geographical location made it popular.In 2000, the venue's modularity, soundproofing, technical aisles, and retractable seating were optimized by the architect Albert Constantin's Atelier de la Rize.

In 2019, the exhibition "The Hall, a Stage Beast",[20] organized in partnership with the Lyon City Archives, coincided with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Tony Garnier.