Grand Olympic Auditorium
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The Grand Olympic Auditorium is a former multi-purpose sports venue in southern Downtown Los Angeles, California. The venue was built in 1924 at 1801 South Grand Avenue, now just south of the Santa Mo
Exterior view of the Grand Olympic Auditorium (ca. 1930).
"Elite of Filmdom Thrill to Boxing Wars at Local Arena" Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1937
Jules Strongbow is knocked out of the ring during a wrestling match at the Grand Olympic Auditorium on May 16, 1937.
Hollywood Legion Stadium
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The Hollywood Legion Stadium was a major boxing venue in Los Angeles, California, United States that operated from August 12, 1921, until 1960. Hollywood Legion Stadium was located at the corner of Ho
Grand Olympic Auditorium
…1936, the facility boasted more gate entries than Chicago Stadium and Madison Square Garden combined and approximately twice the ticket sales of rival Hollywood Legion Stadium. Throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s it was home to some of the biggest boxing, wrestling, and roller derby events in the country…
Hollywood Legion Stadium, September 1938
Hollywood Legion Stadium, photographed 1921, when it was simply an open-air boxing ring
Hollywood Legion Stadium in Hollywood Snapshots (1922), a publicity short intended to improve the reputation of the film colony
Hollywood Legion Stadium c. 1930 (California Historical Society 36554 via USC Libraries)