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Group hopes to revive Overton Park Shell January 30th, 2007 Memphis Business Journal - 3:06 PM CST Monday 29/1/07 The City of Memphis, the Mortimer Levitt Foundation and a group of Memphians will partner to revive the Overton Park Shell. The partnership was announced Monday in a news release prepared by The Carter Malone Group, a Memphis-based public relations firm. Further details about the project will be released in February. The Overton Park Shell closed in 2004. An engineering study found the venue would need about $550,000 worth of improvements. The Mortimer Levitt Foundation has a history of helping restore amphitheaters. In 2003, the foundation endowed the city of Pasadena, Calif., with a $250,000 grant to restore the Gold Shell in Memorial Park, which was built in 1930. That venue, now called the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, recently held its fourth annual free summer concert series. Elvis Presley held his first paid performance at the Overton Park Shell in 1954. Over the years, entertainers such as The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead and Neil Diamond have performed at the Midtown venue. The Mortimer Levitt Foundation was created in 1963 to support the arts across the U.S. FROM: http://sanantonio.biz Click HERE To Read a Feb 22, 2007 UPDATE on the: Mortimer Levitt Foundation's project to restore the Wallenberg Shell in Memphis October 25th, 2004 Memphis -- The Overton Park Shell played host to it's last concert until some necessary repairs could be made. An engineering study found that the shell will need about 550 thousand dollars worth of improvements. It said this historic venue has decayed to the point that it is now a liability for the city. After this weekend it will be shut down until that money can be raised to fix the structure. It is unclear how long that will take because there is no dedication by the city or any real organized sources of money for this project. But the intent is there as the group 'save our shell' try to organize a fund-raising campaign. They say this structure is a vital part of this city's history and is as important of a landmark like Sun Studios. The shell was the first real venue for a young Elvis Presley. He played his first show on that stage in 1954 and it is widely regarded as the first rock and roll show ever. FROM: http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=2472609 Cick HERE for updates fron John Larkin, Stage Manager, Overton Park Shell. |
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The Page you are on: www.angelfire.com/va/violetteszabo/wallenberg2.html The Background music for this page has been selected in honour of:  Ms. Charmaine Jensen who originally suggested the creation of this website in 1999 Here are the Links to the Elvis Presley Petition: www.angelfire.com/me2/kulacoco/overtonpark.html -and- http://overtonparkshell.iscool.net HI EVERYONE, This is an important landmark in Memphis and important in connection with Elvis. In 1982, at the request of the National Council of Christians and Jews, the Overton Park Shell was named after Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of Jews from Nazi death camps.  JACQUELINE ULMO - Brasil Website: www.elvistriunfal.com SEND YOUR PROTEST EMAILS TO THE VARIOUS LINKS PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE INCLUDE THE URL OF THIS PAGE: www.angelfire.com/va/violetteszabo/wallenberg2.html  NOTE FROM WEBMINDER: The Overton Park Shell has been in operation since the 1930s. Created by WPA [Depression era make-work project], this open air theatre has been home to many great entertainers throughout the years, including Elvis Presley, who preformed the first big concert of his career, after becoming a recording artist. Memphis Chamber of Commerce City of Memphis WEST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
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