Gadsden Amphitheater - Gadsden, AL
N 34° 00.493 W 086° 00.098
16S E 592189 N 3763516
The Gadsden Amphitheater was built by the WPA in the 1930s.
Waymark Code: WME2GK
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2012
Views: 3
The sign in the parking lot calls this the Gadsden Amphitheater, the historical marker calls it the Gadsden Municipal Amphitheater, and the sign over the entrance calls it the Mort Glosser Amphitheatre.
"Built of local sandstone in 1935 on land obtained from the American Legion Post No. 5 this municipal amphitheater seating about 1600 was constructed for staging theatrical and sporting events. Gadsden architect Paul W. Hofferbert designed the open-air arena which is a significant example of the rustic stone construction work of the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. The amphitheater, the adjacent auditorium, and the swimming pool, all W.P.A. projects, comprised the Gadsden Civic Center prior to 1960."
Info from the adjacent historical marker.
Type of Amphitheater: Contemporary Amphitheater
Amphitheater Website: Not listed
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