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- Tags: 1980s
Bacon Arbor
The late Carl Bacon attended Oberlin in 1921-22, and lived at the Oberlin College Inn in the 1980s. He donated the funds for the entire landscape which surrounded Hall Auditorium and the Oberlin Inn (prior to the construction of the Lewis Gateway…
Tags: 1950s, 1980s, arbor, landscape architecture, landscaping, memorial, trees
Conservatory Library Addition
In 1988, the Conservatory Library opened a new addition designed by architect Gunnar Birkerts that stands to the south of Warner Concert Hall. This addition nearly tripled the Library's space, although only one of the addition's two floors was fully…
Tags: 1980s, Conservatory, late 20th century, library
Clark Bandstand
The project to build a modern bandstand was begun by President Starr and was carried initially by his enthusiasm for placing a bandstand on Tappan Square for the first time since 1907. Arthur H. "Kenny" Clark, president of Clark Brothers, Inc.,…
Tags: 1980s, community, entertainment, events, late 20th century, music, Tappan Square