Bandshell Dedication

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Mayor Wagner dedicates a bandshell at a concert in the Sheep Meadow in Central Park to Mrs. Minnie Guggenheimer who had directed previous concerts. Praises Mrs. Guggenheimer for her humble contribution to a finer New York.

A WNYC Announcer returns to talk about the New York Philharmonic concerts at the bandshell. William Steinberg to conduct a Beethoven symphony. Cuts off.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150570
Municipal archives id: T1270

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