| Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music | |
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| Alternative names | Little Bridges |
| General information | |
| Type | Concert hall |
| Architectural style | Spanish Renaissance[1] |
| Address | 150 E. 4th St. |
| Town or city | Claremont, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°05′50″N 117°42′50″W / 34.09722°N 117.71389°W |
| Named for | Mabel Shaw Bridges |
| Opened | 1915[1] |
| Renovated | 1971[1] 1999–2000[2] |
| Owner | Pomona College |
| Height | 17.2 m (56 ft)[citation needed] |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stucco[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Myron Hunt[4] |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 550[5] |
| Public transit access | Claremont  |
| Website | |
| pomona | |
The Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, more commonly known as Little Bridges (to distinguish it from nearby Bridges Auditorium, known as Big Bridges), is a concert hall at Pomona College in Claremont, California, designed by Myron Hunt and opened in 1915. It was sponsored by a $100,000 gift (equivalent to $3.01 million in 2023) from the parents of Mabel Shaw Bridges, a student in Pomona's class of 1908 who died of illness her junior year.[6] It is used for a variety of musical and non-musical purposes, and is considered the "architectural gem" of Pomona's campus and one of Hunt's finest works.[7]
- ^ a b c Allen, David (3 October 2015). "Bridges Hall of Music hits right notes for 100 years". Daily Bulletin. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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HCAPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Revello, Adam (18 September 2015). "Campus Mainstay Little Bridges Turns 100 This Year". The Student Life. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Bridges Hall of Music". Pomona College. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Neiuber, John (2 June 2020). "Bring life back to the Village with walking tour". Claremont Courier. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Michno, Christopher (19 September 2016). "Brutalist Building Set for Demolition Raises Questions of Sustainability and Design". KCET. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.