Victory Park Band Shell – Albion MI

City:
Albion, MI

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters and Bandshells

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

“The story of the [Victory Park] band shell begins in 1939.  In August of 1939 the Albion City Council petitioned the Works Progress Administration for a variety of projects including the construction of the band shell for Victory Park totaling $330,000.”

Source notes

https://swinginattheshell.com/history/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 15, 2017.

Location Info

Victory Park
Albion, MI

Coordinates: 42.238553, -84.745015

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