Fair Park Band Shell (Band Shell), 1936

W. Scott Dunne; Christensen & Christensen
Christensen & Christensen, addition, 1941
AAE, Inc., restoration, 1999

The concentric plaster arches of the Band Shell comprise an essentially Art Deco composition, while the reinforced concrete backstage building is infused with elements of the Streamline Moderne.  The gently-sloping, 5,000-seat amphitheater is surrounded by lighting pylons.  Scott Dunne was a noted theater architect in Dallas.

Credits: Excerpts taken from The American Institute of Architects Guide to Dallas Architecture, published in 1999 by the American Institute of Architects, Dallas Chapter. The editor of this book was Larry Paul Fuller. The Fair Park Introduction and entries were written by Willis Winters, AIA.

Permission to publish these excerpts was granted by The American Institute of Architects, Dallas Chapter, in October 2002.