Lowell Memorial Auditorium marks 100 years as a community, ‘cultural’ asset

Lowell Memorial Auditorium marks 100 years as a community, ‘cultural’ asset

LOWELL — Downtown Lowell has some notable, historic destinations: the Boott Cotton Mills, textile and street car museums; and the many bars and restaurants scattered between the Merrimack and Concord Rivers.The 100-year old Lowell Memorial Auditorium — home to the Golden Gloves boxing competition, Lowell Irish Festival, comedy and musical specials, weddings and more — stands among them.A group of veterans laid the building’s cornerstone on Sept.…