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Identifier	clloy_108
Title	Night Scene, Greek Theatre, Griffith Park, Near Hollywood, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1930
Subject (Topic)	Amphitheaters--California--Los Angeles; Parks--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9489r2nz
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Tichnor Art Company
Place of Publication	L.A. [i.e. Los Angeles, Calif.]
Language	eng
Description	Looking toward performers on the outdoor stage of the Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) from the audience.
Historical Background	In 1896 Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith (1850-1919) donated 3,015 acres of his land (formerly Rancho Los Felis) to the City of Los Angeles to be known as Griffith Park and used for public recreation for the "plain people." Entertainment at the park would eventually include a Merry-Go-Round, zoo, equestrian center, golf course and athletic fields, tennis courts, a picnic area at Crystal Springs, the Municipal Plunge, Boys' and Girls' camps and the Griffith Observatory.When plans to construct an observatory on the site were stalled, his attention turned to plans for the amphitheater. In 1916 Griffith pledged another $50,000 and appointed a trust to disperse the funds and supervise current and future projects according to his wishes. He named his son, Van, to oversee the Griffith Trust and the construction of the theatre. Work on the Greek Theatre began in 1928 and opened on the night of September 25, 1930, with an eclectic program of classical and ethnic performances that continue to this day.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 63822; Series number: T187
Additional Notes	Printed on linen textured paper.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection