The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California, adjacent to the campus of the University of Southern California.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Built: 1923
Seating capacity: 92,000
Owner: Los Angeles Coliseum Commission
Tenants:
USC Trojans (NCAA) (1923-present)
UCLA Bruins (NCAA) (1923(?)-1981)
Summer Olympics (1932, 1984)
Los Angeles Rams (NFL) (1946-1979)
Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) (1958-1961)
Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) (1960)
Los Angeles Raiders (NFL) (1982-1994
Originally built in 1922, the Coliseum served as the primary track and field venue and site of the opening and closing ceremonies of both the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games. The Olympic cauldron which burned through the Games remains above the peristyle at one end of the stadium as a reminder of this, as do the Olympic rings symbols over one of the main entrances. A pair of life-sized bronze statues of male and female athletes atop a 20,000 pound (9,000 kg) post-and-lintel frame formed the Olympic Gateway created by Robert Graham for the 1984 games. The statues, modeled on a waterpolo player and a sprinter who participated in the games, were noted for their anatomical accuracy.
The Olympic Cauldron is still lit during USC football games, and other special occasions. In 2004, the cauldron was lit non-stop for seven days in tribute to Ronald Reagan, who passed away; and was lit again in April 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II, who held mass at the Coliseum during his visit to Los Angeles in 1987. The torch was also lit for over a week following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Coliseum Directions
3911 South Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90037
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Directions From LAX Area
(20 minutes)
| S Sepulveda Blvd |
| Bear right into the I-105 E entry ramp to Imperial Terminal - go 0.2 mi |
| Bear left onto the I-105 E ramp to Norwalk - go 6.5 mi |
| Bear right onto the I-110 N/I-110 S ramp to Los Angeles/San Pedro - go 1.3 mi |
| Merge into I-110 N - go 4.7 mi |
| Take the Martin Luther King Jr Blvd exit to Exposition Park - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn left at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn right at S Figueroa St - go 0.2 mi |
Directions From Little Ethiopia
(15 minutes)
| Head southwest from S Fairfax Ave - go 1.2 mi |
| Turn right at Venice Blvd - go 0.4 mi |
| Bear left - go 0.0 mi |
| Bear left into the Rosa Parks Fwy entry ramp - go 0.4 mi |
| Merge into I-10 E - go 4.8 mi |
| Bear right onto the I-110 S ramp to Convention Center/San Pedro - go 0.4 mi |
| Bear right onto the I-110 S ramp to San Pedro - go 1.3 mi |
| Take the Exposition Blvd exit - go 0.3 mi |
| Bear left at S Flower St - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn left at S Figueroa St - go 0.1 mi |
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