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Tour of the Hollywood Bowl Museum
2301
N. Highland Ave. • Los Angeles, CA • Jan. 5, 2012 |
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
Beatles performed at the Hollywood Bowl in 1964 and 1965, which
resulted in the live album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
that was released in 1977.
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Visitors
to the museum can listen to audio clips on these headphones.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
2004 shell incorporates the prominent front arch of the 1926 shell,
the broad profile of the 1928 shell, and the unadorned white finish
(and most of the general lines) of the 1929 shell. In addition,
the ring-shaped structure hung within the shell, supporting lights
and acoustic clouds, echoes a somewhat similar structure hung within
the 1927 shell.
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In 1926, a group
known as the Allied Architects was contracted to regrade the Bowl,
providing permanent seating and a shell. For the 1927 season, Lloyd
Wright built a pyramidal shell, with a vaguely Southwestern look,
out of left-over lumber from a production of Robin Hood.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
For
the 1928 season, Wright built a fiberglass shell in the shape
of concentric 120-degree arches, with movable panels inside that
could be used to tune the acoustics. For
the 1929 season, the Allied Architects built the shell that stood
until 2003, using a transite skin over a metal frame.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Blueprint
for the Hollywood Bowl bandshell
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