The new $13 million amphitheater project at the Outer Harbor is starting to take shape. Once operational, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation’s (ECHDC) outdoor concert stage will eventually supplant the concerts at Canalside. As Canalside steadily shifts its focus to more permanent development projects, additional lands will be freed up to rethink the ephemeral concert grounds, which were never meant to be permanent.
As the primary focus began to shift at the Outer Harbor, to a more recreational bent, the idea for the 8000-person amphitheater took hold, despite a faction of the community calling for more environmentally-centric proposals. The destiny of this parcel of land, situated near Terminal B, is now clear. The intended use follows in the footsteps of the successful Outer Harbor Concert Series, which formerly took place at a seasonal concert stage closer to the Michigan Pier and Slip #2.
The new amphitheater joins the Lakeside Complex (bike track) as an amenity that intends on drawing thousands upon thousands of people to partake in the Outer Harbor experience.
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