In 1927, George Cranmer, Manager of Denver Parks, convinced the City of Denver to purchase the area of Red Rocks from Walker for the price of $54,133. Cranmer convinced the Mayor of Denver, Ben Stapleton, to build on the foundation laid by Walker. By enlisting the help of the federally sponsored Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Work Projects Administration (WPA), labor and materials were provided for the venture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre

Thats the evil socialist FDR make work programs........... that built something that created vast amounts of wealth for generations afterward. As I said before FDRs legacy laid the foundations for many good things in America. Only when we weakened his reforms and went back to the failed ideas that lead to the first great depression did things go wrong. But........ the people scream socialism..... really don't understand what socialism is.