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HollyWood Bowl company history timeline

1919

The site of the Hollywood Bowl was chosen in 1919 by William Reed and his son H. Ellis Reed, who were dispatched to find a suitable location for outdoor performances by the members of the newly formed Theatre Arts Alliance headed by Christine Wetherill Stevenson.

1920

These dampened out the unfavorable acoustics, but required massive use of electronic amplification to reach the full audience, particularly since the background noise level had risen sharply since the 1920s.

1921

On November 11, 1921 the first Sunrise Service took place at the bowl, in one of its first major events.

Children were also invited to perform at community events with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Community Chorus, beginning with Sibelius’ Finlandia in 1921.

1922

With the building of the first actual stage, consisting of little more than wooden platforms and canvas, The Bowl officially opened on July 11, 1922.

1926

The original 1926 shell, designed by the Allied Architects group, was considered unacceptable both visually and acoustically.

1927

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.

1928

His 1928 wooden shell had the now-familiar concentric ring motif, covered a 120-degree arc, and was designed to be easily dismantled.

1929

The new shell incorporates design elements of not only the 1929 shell, but of both the Lloyd Wright shells.

2004

During the 2004 summer season, the sound steadily improved, as engineers learned to work with its live acoustics.

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