The building fell into obscurity after the opening of the Met Center in suburban Bloomington.

It was demolished in 1989 to make way for the Minneapolis Convention Center.

According to the Minneapolis magazine, when it opened on June 4, 1927, the Auditorium had a seating capacity of 5,687 on its balcony, 4,160 on its floor, and 698 on the stage, for a total of 10,545 (roughly 6,800 for ice hockey or figure skating).

[2] The auditorium took two years to construct, cost $3 million (in 1927 dollars), covered an area of 230 by 540 feet (approximately two city blocks), had a stage 50 by 186 feet (15 m × 57 m) in area, and 80-foot (24 m) tall ceiling.

Construction of the building took 3.25 million bricks, 15,000 yards of concrete, and 5,000 tons of steel.