Willoughby: Aspen's temporary tent with staying power
Legends & Legacies Side entrance of original tent during a concert intermission. Note the four tall supporting poles and inner rings of supporting poles. Willoughby collection The first tent went by several names, Goethe Music Festival Tent and Aspen Amphitheater, but very quickly earned the shorter moniker “the tent.” Walter Paepcke constructed it for the Goethe Bicentennial. A constrained budget and the thought it would be temporary or one time use only structure restrained its design. It endured for 15 years and became the home of the Music Festival. The budget for the project was $6...
Source: aspentimes.com