The Public Auditorium, popularly called the Public Hall, is a multi-purpose facility located at the civic center district of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The public hall was planned and funded before the World War I, but its construction did not begin until 1920. The facility was inaugurated in 1922. The stadium has been designed by City architects and planners, J. Harold McDowell and Frank Walker of "Walker and Weeks". The building was built in the neoclassic style and was one of its kinds at the time of opening, having a seating capacity of 11,500. The facility houses two separate venues. The venue also has an exhibition space below ground. However, it was uninviting, with an asphalt floor and more than 40 columns. The venue underwent a significant renovation phase in between 1983-1987.
The Public Auditorium is highly advanced regarding its architectural designs and was looked upon as a model for the design and construction of other public auditoriums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Venue was the largest convention hall in the United States at the time of its inauguration. Also, the venue was initially constructed without any columns. 
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