Simon Estes Amphitheater

75 East Locust Street

Completed in 1997

Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck, Architects

Named after an Iowa native, Simon Estes, who is an internationally renowned Bass-Baritone singer.

Serves as an outdoor concert area and symbolic gateway to the city

Curved arch mimics the arch of the bridges; also ties in with the City of Des Moines logo.