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L.A. Dons Vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
On September 13th, 1946 the LA Dons played the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This was the Dons first home game played at the Memorial Coliseum. The…
National Football League Pro Bowl Game
The 1952 Pro Bowl Game was the NFL’s second annual all-star game, and it was hosted at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The game was an exhibition in order to…
Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins
…completely undefeated season. They are still the only team in modern NFL history to go completely undefeated. The Dolphin’s are also the only team to win a Super Bowl, despite…
Nascar BUSCH Light CLASH at the Coliseum
…The competition was fierce with 36 drivers vying for 23 spots. Mr. Worldwide himself, Pitbull, dazzled the sold-out crowd with his mega-hits and energy to kick off the main…
Filmed at the Coliseum: ‘Escape From L.A.’ Basketball Scene
A sequel to Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. is a 1996 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by John Carpenter, with Kurt Russell starring as Snake Plissken. The…
The first LA Marathon started and ended at the Coliseum with an estimated 11,000 runners, making it the largest first-time marathon in America.
Mexican pop group RBD set a record for the highest paid attendance for a Latin concert in the U.S. with 63,101 fans at the Coliseum.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Dodgers moving to Los Angeles, the Coliseum hosted the largest baseball crowd in history – 115,300 fans. This exhibition game occurred…
Coliseum Construction Completed
After breaking ground on December 21, 1921, the Coliseum’s construction was completed on May 1, 1923, with a capacity of 75,000. The Coliseum was commissioned to be built in…
The American Historical Review & Motion Picture Industrial Exposition
The American Historical Review and Motion Picture Industrial Exposition was the first event held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, less than two months after construction was completed. The event…