{"nrhp_refnum":"84003866","name":"Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum","other_names":["Olympic Stadium (1932)"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"3911 S. Figueroa St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.01400854050004,"lon":-118.28777640339337,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-27","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1984-07-27","areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large reinforced concrete elliptical stadium in Exposition Park at 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, built in 1921-23 and enlarged in 1930-31 for the 1932 Olympic Games. It was designed by John and Donald Parkinson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Coliseum has national and international significance as the central site of the Xth Olympiad, the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games. It is also significant for the many other sporting and civic events held there over six decades. It is also a key example of work by the prominent Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson.","narrative":"Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a giant elliptical bowl of cast-in-place reinforced concrete in Exposition Park, about 1,038 feet long and 738 feet wide. Built in 1921-23 on the slope of a former sand and gravel pit, it was enlarged in 1930-31 with a third bank of seating, raising capacity from 75,000 to nearly 102,000 for the 1932 Olympic Games. Its east end features a Peristyle with a triumphal arch, smaller flanking arches and an Olympic torch added for the Games. Architects John and Donald Parkinson designed it. The 1932 Games drew 40 nations, 124 events and an opening-day crowd of 101,022, and introduced innovations such as the Olympic Village and the victory podium. The stadium has also hosted football, a World Series, rallies, religious services and a wartime victory celebration. Postwar additions by Bennett and Bennett include offices, a press box and dressing rooms, yet the structure still looks much as it did in 1932. It was to host the 1984 Games as well.","period_of_significance":"1921-23; 1931-32","architect_builder":"John and Donald Parkinson","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in excellent condition and occupied; in use as a sports venue, with a new synthetic track and refurbishing done for the 1984 Olympics.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.748856-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/84003866_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003866/a703fccfea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003866/a703fccfea-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"CanonStarGal","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USC_vs_University_of_Oregon_November_2019.png\" rel=\"noopener\">CanonStarGal</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USC_vs_University_of_Oregon_November_2019.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857934","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849784"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/los-angeles-memorial-coliseum-84003866/"}