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Designed by architect Max Furbringer, it was modeled after similar shells in Chicago, New York, and St. Louis. The WPA built 27 band shells, the Overton Park Shell is one of only a few that still remain. During the 1930s and 1940s, the Shell was the site of Memphis Open Air Theater orchestral shows, along with various light opera and musicals.
Sierra Ferrell will headline the Overton Park Shell's Shell Yeah! benefit concert on Aug. 24. For the Shell Yeah! concerts, gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with the shows starting at 6:30.
The Overton Park Shell was built in 1936 by the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration for $11,935, as part of the New Deal. Designed by architect Max Furbringer, it was modeled after similar shells in Chicago, New York, and St. Louis. The WPA built 27 band shells; the Overton Park Shell is one of only a few that still remain.
Elvis made his first major public appearance 70 years ago at Memphis' Overton Park Shell. Tickets to the show, headlined by Slim Whitman, were $1.
As of 2024, a new adjunct building is under construction in downtown Memphis. [5] The design team included architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. [6] The "downtown" museum is slated to open in late 2025. The facility will include a public courtyard, a theater, galleries, and spaces from which to view the Mississippi River. [5]
Tina Sullivan, Overton Park executive director, speaks during a press conference to discuss the $3 million in federal Community Project funding Cohen secured for the Overton Park-Memphis Zoo ...
There was talk of demolishing the old theater. However, in 1977 the Memphis Development Foundation bought the theater, restored its former name of Orpheum, and began bringing Broadway productions and concerts back to the theater. [2] [7] In 1980, MDF hired Pat Halloran as its president and CEO, a position he held for the next 35 years. [8]
A "Glam Rock Picnic" will be held June 30 in Memphis, ... The city already boasts Downtown ... Tenn., on Friday, June 21, 2024. McCarthy wants to erect the statue in Overton Park and will be ...