Podcast: The Hollywood Bowl Fountain
A familiar welcome for concertgoers through the decades.
Born of the Great Depression and nearly lost to disrepair, the fountain complex has stood for 80 years, marking not just the entrance to the Bowl, but the entrance to Hollywood itself.
The First 100 Years podcast series tells the Hollywood Bowl’s history in relationship to the ground it sits on—from Highland Avenue to the back benches, from 1922 to today. Hear incredible-but-true stories, unearthed through dozens of in-depth interviews and countless hours spent digging through the Bowl’s archive as well as collections all across Southern California.
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