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Olmsted Woods & Amphitheater
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All Hallows Amphitheater    
 
St. Albans french class enjoys the Amphitheater on a spring day
 
The Procession, Amphitheater Dedication, October 2008
 
New railings installed in Amphitheater
 
Bishop Satterlee conducts a service in Amphitheater, 1901
 
Beautiful stonework in the tiers
 
Important persons in the Amphitheater’s reconstruction. (left to right: Anne Elsbree, Don Partlan, Michael Vergason and
Dede Neal Petri)
 
The beauty of the completed Amphitheater
 
The beauty of the completed Amphitheater


 
The crowds gather for the dedication
 
All Hallows Guild Amphitheater, 1924
 
In 1929, the Amphitheater held over 9,000 persons.  Then, rows of wooden bleachers.  Today – lovely stone terraced tiers in a beautiful pastoral setting.

 

 

The Olmsted Woods & Restoration


   
 
Woodland Path
This pathway through the Woodlands, called the Pilgrim Way, with native wildflowers, shrubs and  trees, was started with a Founders Fund Award from the Garden Club of America (1955).  The 10 year Olmsted Woods Restoration Project re-surfaced this ¼ mile path.

 

 
Woodland Path
 
Woodland Path
 
Woodland Path
 
Woodland Path
 
Woodland Path
 
Woodlands Bridge
Architect, Walter Ramberg. Refurbished and Dedicated (2004)
Donors: Maxine Isaacs and Jim Johnson.

 

 
Woodlands Bridge
 
 
Pilgrim Way
 
Pilgrim Way
 
Pilgrim Way
 
Pilgrim Way Opening – Cutting of the Ribbon.  Left to right:  Jose Silva, Dede Petri, Ray Mims and Anne Elsbree (November 2000)

 

 
Anne Elsbree and Olmsted Woods Volunteers

 

 
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