Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles California

Opened May 1, 1923 Construction cost $954,873 USD The Coliseum has the distinction of being the only stadium in the world to host the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984. It is also the only Olympic stadium to have also hosted 2 American Football Super Bowls and American Baseball World Series. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, the day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

The Coliseum is now primarily the home of the USC Trojan Collage football team. During the recent stretch of its success in football, most of USC's regular home games, especially the alternating games with rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, attract a capacity 92,000 person crowd, although they regularly drew far less during the 1990s. The current official capacity of the Coliseum is 93,607. The Coliseum Commission also rents the Coliseum to various events, including international soccer games, musical concerts and other large outdoor events.
Celebrating their 50th anniversary in Los Angeles, the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox played (Baseball) an exhibition game here on March 29, 2008; a Los Angeles and MLB record for attendance was broken, where 115,300people attended the game.

Architect John and Donald Parkinson
Capacity 76,000 (1923)
101,574 (1932)
92,000 (1995-2008)
115,300 (2008 Los Angeles Dodgers 50th anniversary Game)
93,607 (2008-present)

Tenants Now and Then:
USC Trojans (NCAA) (1923-present)
UCLA Bruins (NCAA) (1928-1981)
Summer Olympics (1932, 1984)
Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) (1946-1949)
Los Angeles Rams (NFL) (1946-1979)
Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) (1958-1961)
Los Angeles Chargers (AFL) (1960)
Los Angeles Wolves (USA) (1967)
Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) (1974-1981)
Los Angeles Raiders (NFL) (1982-1994)
Los Angeles Express (USFL) (1983-1985)
Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL) (2001)
Los Angeles Christmas Festival (NCAA) (1924)
Mercy Bowl (NCAA) (1961, 1971)
Los Angeles Dragons (SFL) (2000)
Pro Bowl (NFL) (1951-1972, 1979)
10-09-2009 Once upon a time...

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[kennylee446]

such a great place to watch football. Looking forward to renovations!!!