The Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks Provides Community Unity
The Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pa., is the latest outdoor band shell partially sponsored by the Mortimer Levitt Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit. The collaborative partnership included the City of Bethlehem’s Office of Economic Development and the community arts group, ArtsQuest, which will eventually own the pavilion.
The pavilion’s mission is one of community development through art and music. It will provide up to 50 family-friendly concerts a season and will promote local artists’ and children’s programs. The pavilion is a sign of the ongoing revitalization and reintegration of the 1,600-acre Bethlehem Steel plant into the surrounding community. Set in the area right in front of the old furnaces, which only a few years ago were rusted, hulking reminder of better days. Now, the new stainless-steel pavilion with its green lawn is a symbol of the revitalization that is ongoing in the city.