The First 000 Years
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Episode 1 | 9:26
MARQUEE
Seeing your name on the Hollywood Bowl marquee is one of the milestones signaling you...
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Episode 2 | 7:21
MUSE OF MUSIC
Born of the Great Depression and nearly lost to disrepair, the fountain complex has s...
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Episode 3 | 7:28
PEPPER TREE LANE
Pepper Tree Lane—the walkway that transports you to the Bowl—is named for the trees t...
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Episode 4 | 5:35
TEA ROOM
For decades, the Hollywood Bowl’s tea room and gardens were a gathering place as mean...
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Episode 5 | 7:37
HOLLYWOOD BOWL SHELLS
From controversial choice to celebrated symbol, the Hollywood Bowl’s historic shells ...
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Episode 6 | 6:06
POOL CIRCLE
Of all the experiments in the Bowl design over the last century, none has inspired mo...
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Episode 7 | 8:22
SEATING AREA
Whether you prefer a box or a bench, the Hollywood Bowl experience has been a beloved...
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Episode 8 | 7:33
BACKSTAGE
Before the current shell was installed in 2004, backstage at the Bowl was more greene...
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Episode 9 | 8:46
THE PARK
The Hollywood Bowl is an 88-acre Los Angeles County Park, filled with picturesque hid...
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Episode 10 | 12:13
NAMED SPACES
Only a handful of truly devoted Bowl fans have been honored with a space named after ...
The First 100 Years
A podcast and walking tour through Bowl history—from Highland Avenue to the back benches, from 1922 to today.
MUSIC BUILDS COMMUNITY
This simple but revolutionary idea inspired Angelenos 100 years ago to build a welcoming home for music, unlike any in the world. The Hollywood Bowl of 2022 is their dream made manifest. Celebrate—with us—the Bowl’s first 100 summers. Imagine—with us—a new century of musical memories just waiting to be made.
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HOLLYWOOD BOWL: THE FIRST 100 YEARS
Ten theme-based chapters, moving fluidly through time, tell the Bowl’s story through first-hand accounts and rarely seen photographs.
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THE FIRST 100 YEARS OF MUSIC VINYL BOX SET
A stunning collection of seven LPs including nearly 100 years of music from the Hollywood Bowl, featuring classical, pop, rock, film music, jazz, Broadway, and selections from the American Songbook.
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