The Olympic Auditorium, set up for the six-day bike race beginning March 8, 1935. Nine international teams participated, as well as cycling stars such as Piet Van Kempen and Cocky O'Brien.
The Olympic Auditorium, set up for the six-day bike race beginning March 8, 1935. Nine international teams participated as well as cycling stars such as Piet Van Kempen and Cocky O'Brien.
Bob Nestell raising his glove after defeating Lee Ramage in a boxing match at the Olympic Auditorium. Nestell and Ramage and their managers, Pop Foster and Gus Wilson respectively, were considered the "Big Four" of California boxing.
The Olympic Auditorium, set up for the six-day bike race beginning March 8, 1935. Nine international teams participated as well as cycling stars such as Piet Van Kempen and Cocky O'Brien.
Bob Nestell and Lee Ramage boxing at the Olympic Auditorium. Nestell and Ramage and their managers, Pop Foster and Gus Wilson respectively, were considered the "Big Four" of California boxing.
Article by Marylouise Gates entitled “A Festive Crowd at the Bowl’s 60th Opening” appeared in the July 19, 1981 issue of the Los Angeles Times. This photo dates from the coverage of that event but does not appear in print.
ANSWER: For the few who didn't recognize it, the structure in the picture is Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Westwood. Named after Philosopher Josiah Royce, the building houses liberal arts classrooms and a 3000-seat auditorium, largest on the campus.
The camera views the Times Building's full rose garden auditorium from above. About a hundred or so people, mostly men, sit at long banquet tables during the second annual "Sports Headliners Dinner." The nearest table enters frame from the bottom edge at center and angles back to the left. A few more tables sit to the right of it. At the far end of the tables, a stage stands, off-center to the left. The Tournament of Roses band sits on the stage.
Possibly related to the article, "New General Hospital Dedicated to Humanity: Thousands Present as Officials and Civic Leaders Speak at Rites in Mammoth Institution," Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1934: A1.
Possibly related to the article, "New General Hospital Dedicated to Humanity: Thousands Present as Officials and Civic Leaders Speak at Rites in Mammoth Institution," Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1934: A1.
Article by Marylouise Gates entitled “A Festive Crowd at the Bowl’s 60th Opening” appeared in the July 19, 1981 issue of the Los Angeles Times. This photo dates from the coverage of that event but does not appear in print.
Article by Marylouise Gates entitled “A Festive Crowd at the Bowl’s 60th Opening” appeared in the July 19, 1981 issue of the Los Angeles Times. This photo dates from the coverage of that event but does not appear in print.
Article by Marylouise Gates entitled “A Festive Crowd at the Bowl’s 60th Opening” appeared in the July 19, 1981 issue of the Los Angeles Times. This photo dates from the coverage of that event but does not appear in print.