Mesker Amphitheatre

37°59′52″N 87°36′23″W / 37.997713°N 87.606470°W / 37.997713; -87.606470

Mesker Amphitheatre

Mesker
Location	Evansville, Indiana
Public transit	METS
Owner	City of Evansville
Capacity	8,500
Opened	1951
Closed	2012

Mesker Amphitheatre was a historic 8,500-seat amphitheater, located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It contained 5,500 chair back seats before they were removed and 3,000 lawn seats and is located at Mesker Park, near the Mesker Park Zoo.

It was built after the death of local philanthropist George Mesker, in 1936, who left $500,000, for park improvements and an additional $250,000, to provide music and entertainment.^[1]

The venue was closed in 2012 due to its deteriorating condition and has sat vacant since. At one point it was used to house crates of seats that were removed from Roberts Municipal Stadium that sat on its stage and near its entrance. These have seen been removed from the location. The amphitheatre's future remains uncertain.^[2]

See also

• List of contemporary amphitheatres

References

External links

• Mesker Amphitheatre website (archived)
• Postcard of Mesker Amphitheatre

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