Big Pavilion Fire
Photograph
Two identical black and white photos taken of the Big Pavilion after the fire on May 6, 1960. The photos show a backhoe loading up burnt materials to dump into a dump truck. An image of a burnt Coke cooler in in the foreground.
Stamp on the back of the photo: Photo by Marty Schmidt A.R.P.S. 2209 W. Morse Ave. Chicago 45, ILL AM 2-2913 RA 6-5364
2018.07.08
Print, photograph
Big Pavilion 1909-1960
1909 Big Pavilion -1960
Voss, Mary
2018.07
Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection
Donation
Schmidt, Marty
May 6, 1960
Big Pavilion Fire (afterwards)
015 Big Pavilion
Fair
Schmidt, Marty
Notes: "By May 20, the owners had met with construction engineers on costs and building time and the debris of the old Pavilion including four pianos, 400 pairs of roller skates, countless broken bulbs and melted glass had been cleaned from the site. A new auditorium to show films was planned but never materialized due to the interference from the Village Council" - Kit lane in the book, "Saugatuck's Big Pavilion." Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2018-04-06
04/06/2018
05/13/2025