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Hollywood Bowl on opening day, July 11, 1922.
This picture was taken the day that the Hollywood Bowl opened on July 11, 1922 with a show entitled “Symphony Under the Stars.” I hope the show wasn’t too long because, quite frankly, that seating doesn’t look too comfy. And … Continue reading
Orchestra practicing at the Hollywood Bowl, 1925.
Orchestra practicing at the Hollywood Bowl with its new Lloyd Wright designed shell in 1925. We’re so used to seeing the Bowl’s shell as being a series of concentric circles that it’s odd to see it a different shape. While … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the Hollywood Bowl – July, 1929
I love this terrific aerial shot of the Hollywood Bowl taken on July 12, 1929 while an orchestra rehearses on stage. It shows how huge the audience is at the Bowl—imagine being on the receiving end of all that … Continue reading
Pyramid shaped Hollywood Bowl, 1926
The Hollywood Bowl in 1926. This pyramid-shaped bowl (later replaced by the now-more familiar concentric circles) was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. using lumber donated by the Pickford-Fairbanks studio left over from their 1922 picture “Robin Hood.”
Evening performance at the Hollywood Bowl, 1940
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 … Continue reading
Hollywood Bowl entrance at night
The entrance to the Hollywood Bowl, 1940. The figure at the end is part of a fountain called the Muse Fountain as it depicts the muses of music, dance and drama. It was designed by sculptor George Stanley whose previous … Continue reading