Hollywood Bowl
In 1926 the Herbert M. Baruch Corporation received one of the larger contracts for a project to turn the Hollywood Bowl, a natural amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills, "into a magnificent garden theater." The company was responsible for fashioning the concrete tiers that were foundational for expanded permanent seating at the bowl.
Horowitz Live at the Hollywood Bowl - 1949
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Construction of the Hollywood Bowl Seating
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Finished Hollywood Bowl Seating
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Hollywood Bowl Seating Today
Horowitz Live at the Hollywood Bowl - 1949
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Approximately 22,500 "opera-chair style" seats were installed in time for the Los Angeles Philharmonic summer concert series, an annual event initiated in 1922.
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