band shell

noun

1. a concave, acoustically resonant structure at the back of an outdoor bandstand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of band shell¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

From her earliest murals, such as the “Mi Abuelita,” painted in 1970 in the Hollenbeck Park Band Shell in Boyle Heights, Baca built a career as the outsider, creating a parallel world from the art establishment.

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The band shell was dismantled and put in storage.

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Known in the neighborhood as DJ Dat Gurl Curly, Ms. Ruiz performed house and disco sets at the park’s amphitheater for years until the band shell was bulldozed last December.

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A century ago, the banker Elkan Naumburg paid to install a band shell in Central Park and even hired his nephew to design it.

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The Rock Hall announced that the architecture firm PAU will lead the project, which will bring 50,000 square feet of programming space and a new band shell overlooking the shores of Lake Erie.

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