Amphitheater - Klingensmith Park, - Bristow, OK
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N 35° 49.951 W 096° 24.181
14S E 734579 N 3968485
This large amphitheater was built in 1937 and is still in use today.
Waymark Code: WMZXA4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2019
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Klingensmith Park, also known as Bristow City Park, is located on the west side of Bristow. Entering off Country Club Drive, past the large swimming pool, the amphitheater is on your right. This park was developed between 1935 and 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), National Youth Administration (NYA), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), under the New Deal during the Depression.
The amphitheater is a one-story, flat-roofed, wooden structure (later painted white), with a stone foundation. There is an enormous amount of seating. We counted 45 rows, with seating for 60 across each row. The seats are concrete, and trees are planted around the seating area. The amphitheater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.