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  Hollywood Bowl: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Hollywood Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances.
The Hollywood Bowl is well known for its band shell[?], a distinctive set of concentric arches that has graced the site since 1929.
In recent years, the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, which owns the Hollywood Bowl, have pursued efforts to demolish the 1929 shell and construct a new, acoustically improved shell.
www.encyclopedian.com /ho/Hollywood-Bowl.html   (165 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shortly after the end of the 2003 summer season, the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, which owns the Hollywood Bowl (seating capacity 17,383), replaced the 1929 shell with a new, somewhat larger, acoustically improved shell, which had its debut in the 2004 summer season.
By the late 1970s the Hollywood Bowl became an acoustic liability because of continued hardening of its transite skin.
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 at the end of the season.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hollywood_Bowl   (800 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl plans echo with dissonance
The county of Los Angeles, which owns the Hollywood Bowl, plans to tear down a structure it boasts is "as recognizable as the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty" and replace it with a bigger "state-of-the-art" shell with better acoustics for musicians on stage.
The nonprofit Hollywood Heritage -- calling the demolition a "stealth project" -- claims county officials deceived the public for years by referring to the proposed bulldozing as the Hollywood Bowl Shell Rehabilitation Project.
She is filled with memories of the bowl -- from freezing on a bench in the last row with a date decades ago to eavesdropping backstage as Sinatra asked the Andrew Sisters for a ride home after a star-studded show.
www.hollywoodheritage.org /preservation/sandiegounion.html   (1106 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is one of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a current seating capacity of just under 18,000, the Hollywood Bowl has been the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening.
The fountain statues which grace the Highland entrance of the Hollywood Bowl were designed by Oscar-statuette sculptor, George Stanley in 1938.
In the future, the Hollywood Bowl will continue to expand the scope of its concert activities while also continuing its regimen of facility maintenance and upgrades that will enhance the concert-going experience for audiences at the world-famous concert center today and in the future.
www.rajuabju.com /latours/hollywoodbowl.htm   (194 words)

  
 The Hollywood Bowl
It turns out that the Hollywood Bowl has events only in the summer (the reasons for which shall shortly be evident) and definitely every Tuesday evening then.
The original shape conceived for the bowl was a split-pyramid structure in the manner of the Mayan temples in South America and Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son, was entrusted with the job of building the theatre.
To give one a rough idea of the sheer magnitude of this architectural marvel, the Bowl itself is in the shape of a hemispherical quadrant at least a hundred metres high and the seats rise up covering roughly one-half of the entire hill out of which the area was carved out.
www.cs.caltech.edu /~shankar/writings/bowl.html   (1316 words)

  
 Hollywood - Movie Capital of the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hollywood became part of greater Los Angeles in 1910, and just one year later the first motion picture studio was established.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises of 18 blocks of stars embedded in the sidewalk that honor Hollywood stars of the past and present.
Hollywood is brimming with the faces of the stars and murals can be found in all kinds of places.
www.hollywoodusa.co.uk   (539 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hollywood Bowl first entertained Los Angeles music lovers in 1922 and has since become an internationally renowned outdoor concert venue hosting classical...
John Mauceri, Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra...
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra director John Mauceri will step down after the 2006 season, the Los Angeles Times reports.
hollywood-bowl.wikiverse.org   (298 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Hollywood Bowl
Small vintage view Hollywood Bowl File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a film from 1982 in which the Monty Python team perform many of their greatest sketches and skits in the Hollywood Bowl, including a couple of pre-python skits.
The National Bowl is a 65,000 capacity entertainment venue in Milton Keynes, England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hollywood-Bowl   (1022 words)

  
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The architects' multi-layered approach to creating a new shell for the Bowl was inspired by the amphitheater's illustrious history of glamour and generational lore.
The Shell project was undertaken by the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
The original Bowl, which stood for five years, was a simple wooden platform with a canvas shell; a wooden arc proscenium was added in 1926.
www.arcspace.com /architects/hodgetts_fung/hollywood_bowl/hollywood_bowl.html   (431 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Bowl was built in 1919 in a natural amphitheater/canyon which was called "Daisy Dell." The first shell was designed by Lloyd Wright (the son of Frank Lloyd Wright), who also designed another local landmark: the Wayfarer's Chapel in Palos Verdes.
The Hollywood Bowl and its grounds are open free to the public during the daytime.
The Hollywood Bowl is located just to the west of the Hollywood Freeway, off Highland Avenue (just north of Odin Street), as the freeway passes through the Cahuenga Pass from Hollywood into the Valley.
www.seeing-stars.com /Landmarks/HollywoodBowl.shtml   (1780 words)

  
 AIArchitect, September 13, 2004 - PROJECT WATCH | New Hollywood Bowl Design Recalls Former Glamour
Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture, devoted to preserving the rich history of a Los Angeles icon, has reinterpreted the Hollywood Bowl’s trademark creamy-white curvilinear shell while infusing advanced technologies to provide the world-class acoustics envisioned by the founders.
The new Hollywood Bowl shell marks the fifth constructed since it was built in 1922.
The original bowl, which stood for five years, was a simple wood platform with a canvas shell; a wood proscenium was added in 1926.
www.aia.org /aiarchitect/thisweek04/tw0910/0910pw_hollywoodshell.htm   (615 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl
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 Hollywood Bowl Profile
But The Hollywood Bowl, despite its very good natural acoustics, has a current seating capacity of close to 18,000, which means that compromise is definitely the order of the day.
When the new Hollywood Bowl stage house and shell is designed and constructed [completion date is set for 2000], hopefully the orchestra shell will be motored up and out for shows such as these.
The Hollywood Bowl is managed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, but owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles Parks Department.
www.mediaandmarketing.com /Writer/Profiles/AM.Hollywood_Bowl.html   (4966 words)

  
 Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: The End of the Hollywood Bowl
The 1929 orchestra shell of the Hollywood Bowl was demolished in October.
The orchestra shell of the Hollywood Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater built in 1929 in Hollywood, Calif., was demolished last month after a three-year struggle between its owner, Los Angeles County, and preservationists.
To block demolition, a nonprofit group called Hollywood Heritage sued the county in 2000, but a circuit court judge ruled that the site was not historic and could therefore be destroyed.
www.nationaltrust.org /Magazine/archives/arc_news/111003.htm   (467 words)

  
 GoCityKids | Hollywood Bowl
The Bowl also hosts Summer Sounds for Kids designed to teach children to love classical music (and spend their adults lives attending Bowl concerts!); special performances and workshops for children (3-11 years) are held on weekday mornings throughout the summer.
Galleries show the history of the Hollywood Bowl from its early years in the 1920s until the present day.
Reserved parking may be pre-purchased for the Bowl Lower Terrace ($12) and Upper Terrace ($11) lots, which are accessible through the main entrance of the Hollywood Bowl, as well as in the adjacent Odin Street lot ($11).
www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=12566   (985 words)

  
 The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl on Official CD Format Petition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the Beatles Anthology book, John Lennon revered the “Hollywood Bowl” concert as one of his favorite performances: "The Hollywood Bowl was marvelous.
"The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl" was an official release which became part of the Beatle musical cannon.
The The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl on Official CD Format Petition to Apple/Capitol Records was created by The Ottawa Beatles Site and written by John Whelan (northern_reflection@msn.com).
www.petitiononline.com /cap1977/petition.html   (484 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl Picture Ticket Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Concert Near Hotel Discount Coupons
The Hollywood Bowl and its grounds are open to the public Free during the day which also includes rehearsals during the summer.
Beginning with completion of Phase 1 in 1995, Bowl patrons and performers alike have benefited from significant improvements to the facility, including more comfortable seating; enhanced dining options; increased accessibility to all areas of the amphitheater; an updated box-office plaza, backstage area, and parking lots; substantially expanded restroom facilities; and much more.
Hollywood Bowl is located just 5 minutes from Comfort Inn and suites Hollywood.
www.hollywoodbowlhotel.com   (440 words)

  
 Los Angeles Tourist Attractions - Hollywood
Hollywood + Highland - Hollywood + Highland consists of over 387,000 square feet of retail space leased to national, regional and local retail tenants, a variety of restaurants, several of Hollywood’s hottest nightclubs, the popular upscale bowling alley lounge, Lucky Strike Lanes, and a six-screen state-of-the-art cinema adjacent to the world famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Hollywood Bowl - The Hollywood Bowl is L.A.'s premier location for thrilling summer evenings of extraordinary music, dance, and film, fine dining under the stars, and, of course, spectacular fireworks!
Hollywood Wax Museum - The approximately 220 wax replicas on display at the museum include major movie and television stars of past and present, sports figures and a host of other celebrated people.
www.latourist.com /hollywood-links.htm   (651 words)

  
 Hollywood’s Super Bowl ad blitz - - MSNBC.com
Universal Pictures may give Super Bowl watchers the first glimpse of the angry, green giant in a commercial for "The Hulk," airing during the Jan. 26 game.
With more Hollywood movies being marketed as “events,” the championship match, with its huge, young male audience, has become the must-be place to preview new action films.
Being in the Super Bowl may be “phenomenally important,” as one studio executive who didn’t want to be identified called it, but it doesn’t guarantee box office success.
msnbc.msn.com /id/3073586   (920 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hollywood Bowl is well known for band shell a distinctive set of concentric arches that has graced the site since 1929.
In recent years the Board of Supervisors Los Angeles County which owns the Hollywood Bowl have efforts to demolish the 1929 shell and a new acoustically improved shell.
I highly recommend it to Bowl fans, movie buffs, and all those interested in the history of Hollywood....
www.freeglossary.com /Hollywood_Bowl   (316 words)

  
 Daily Llama - NEWS 2002_07_03 - Eric Idle Honors George Harrison at Hollywood Bowl
Eric Idle was at the Hollywood Bowl last Friday, 28 June, to induct George Harrison into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
George Harrison was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl of Fame by pal Eric Idle at the Bowl's 3rd Annual Gala (held Friday, 28 June 2002)
I think he would prefer to be inducted posthumorously because he loved comedians - poor sick sad deranged lovable puppies that we are - because they - like him - had the ability to say the wrong thing at the right time - which is what we call humor.
www.dailyllama.com /news/2002/llama157.html   (980 words)

  
 Hollywood Bowl
Bowl tickets, to this day can still be obtained for a measly one dollar apiece, but I like to sit where the sound doesn't take so long to reach me and binoculars are an option.
Going to The Bowl for an evening of good music with food and wine under the stars is akin to taking a mini-vacation, a vacation you need to properly pack for, 'tis true.
Nixon will be appearing at the Hollywood Bowl on September 14-16, along with Billy Gilman and Nell Carter (as well as fireworks) to celebrate John Mauceri's first ten years as the Hollywood Bowl orchestra's conductor.
www.dabelly.com /features/feature42.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Architecture of the Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Earthquakes and erosion carved a bowl into Bolton Canyon, and in the early 20th century, some forward-looking people thought it would make a perfect hollow from which to introduce people to the world of fine art.
The history of the bowl is documented in its own museum, which is free to the public.
In 1928 composer and musician Percy Grainger married Ella Viola Strom at the bowl.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /US/CA/LosAngelesHollywoodBowl.html   (295 words)

  
 Live at the Hollywood Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The first full concert DVD by recording Ben Harper Live at the Hollywood Bowl finds Harper in native Califonia for powerful concert.
Recorded August 4 2003 in California it features a 15 song show with several extra music video's that Harper Released alongside this DVD was a 4 7 depending on when you bought it) which featured a recording of the event.
Koussevitzky and Rubinstein Live at the Hollywood Bowl Vol.
www.freeglossary.com /Live_at_the_Hollywood_Bowl   (247 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
It was a magical, unusually clear, balmy August night of aloha under the stars at one of the most well-known venues in the world just a few miles from the Hollywood and Vine.
The expansive Bowl stage was decorated with 1,000 pounds of flowers flown in Wednesday.
The Bowl concert gives the symphony more recognition and brings Hawaii music to the entertainment capital of the world, said symphony executive director Michael Tiknis.
www.starbulletin.com /97/09/01/features/story1.html   (781 words)

  
 Live At The Hollywood Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
They'll be at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday...
T’s Bowl, 5621 1/2 N Figueroa St, Highland Park, (323) 256...
The first full concert DVD by recording artist Ben Harper, Live at the Hollywood Bowl finds Harper in native Califonia for another powerful concert.
www.wikiverse.org /live-at-the-hollywood-bowl   (219 words)

  
 'Driving to the Bowl' Exhibition at Hollywood Bowl Opens; Auto Club Vintage Photos and Maps Featured at Museum
In a new exhibition produced by the Automobile Club of Southern California in cooperation with The Edmund D. Edelman Hollywood Bowl Museum, the design of Highland Avenue, the ceremonial role of Hollywood Boulevard and development of Cahuenga Pass are all traced through vintage photographs and maps.
The year-long exhibition, "Driving to the Bowl," is now open at the premier summer cultural venue with photographs and maps from the Auto Club Corporate Archives and the Hollywood Bowl Collection.
The museum is located on the Hollywood Bowl grounds, adjacent to the Patio Restaurant.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/06/24/134902.html   (459 words)

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