- City:
- Mill Valley, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters and Bandshells
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Theater was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1936-38. It occupies a natural amphitheater at 1900 feet elevation, near the top of Mt. Tamalpais. It is known locally as the “Mountain Theater.”
This magnificent outdoor amphitheater has serpentine rock seating and holds around 4000 patrons, who enjoy stunning views over San Francisco Bay.
The theater lies in Mt. Tamalpais State Park and is still in regular use for summer theater productions.
Source notes
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24889
https://www.goldstar.com/venues/mill-valley-ca/sydney-b-cushing-amphitheatre.html
Joseph Engbeck, By the People, For the People: The Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in California State Parks, 1933-1941. Sacramento CA: California State Parks Department, 2002.
Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on September 25, 2010.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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Matt Cerkel
The lookout is actually on MMWD’s Mount Tamalpais Watershed. It is owned by MMWD and is leased to the Marin County Fire Department.