Evening performance at the Hollywood Bowl, 1940. The Bowl officially opened on July 11, 1922 on the site of a natural amphitheater. For the 1927 season, Lloyd Wright built a pyramidal shell, out of left-over lumber from a production of “Robin Hood.” This was generally regarded as the best shell the Bowl ever had from an acoustic standpoint; unfortunately, its appearance was deemed too avant-garde, and it was demolished, giving Wright a second chance whereupon he built a new, arch-shaped shell.