The band stand, circa 1920 (note the steps on the left side of the photo)

The exact construction date of this facility is unknown, but some old photos show it as early as 1910. Located adjacent to the baseball grandstand near the park, the octagon-shaped, elevated structure was of frame construction (see photo).

The early photos also show that on the side facing the baseball diamond, there was a scoreboard, which was used by the Heilwood baseball team for home games. Unlike many other old structures in Heilwood, the band stand’s demise remains a mystery – there’s no mention of it in either tax records or newspapers!

The band stand in Heilwood Park (1917). From the T.R. Johns Photograph Collection, Courtesy of Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Special Collections Library, The Pennsylvania State University.