100 years Hollywood Bowl and Hollywood Chamber Chamber of Commerce
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ack in October 1921, around 2,000 concerned residents and business people in Hollywood were facing a problem. The population was growing, the movie and real estate business was exploding, and the days of their community being agricultural and suburban were behind them. They were aspiring to be a more metropolitan city, so 8 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2022
by James Bartlett
looking firmly to the future, they created the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and one of their first decisions was for the board members to personally finance a new ticket-selling campaign for the fledgling Hollywood Bowl. A program of symphony concerts had been planned for the rudimentary, outdoor amphitheater located in Griffith Park, but sales had been poor, and there were worries that the first season may be the last. continues
