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| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Photo Gallery -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
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| Diamond in the rough Workers ready the Coliseum field with freshly laid sod in anticipation of the Dodgers debut in L.A. on April 18th. The Dodgers plan to play their home games in the Memorial Coliseum until a new stadium is built in Chavez Ravine. February, 1958 Herald-Examiner Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
| Aerial view of the Coliseum (and Sports Arena) during a Sunday game against the Cincinnati Reds. 1961 Herald-Examiner Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
| Sentry at Coliseum "With sentries pacing their measured steps all over the place, the Coliseum on March 3, 1941, became a military reservation as the 160th Infantry, "Los Angeles' Own," was mustered into the regular Army. This photo shows a sentry inside in front of the peristyle. Military passes were necessary for admittance to the Coliseum." Herald-Examiner Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
| "In the winter of 1957, Dodgers' veteran catcher Roy Campanella was readying to move to L.A. He had leased a home in Redondo Beach and promised Walter O'Malley that he would play several more seasons. However, Campanella was permanently paralyzed in a car accident in January of 1958 while driving from Harlem to his home on Long Island. On May 7, 1959, the largest crowd in Major League Baseball history--some 93,103--filled the Coliseum to honor Campanella, in a exhibition game against the New York Yankees. Campanell is flanked by managers Walter Alston and Casey Stengel, with supervisor Kenneth Hahn and shortstop Pee Wee Reese in the background." May 7, 1959 Photo by Tom Courtney - Herald-Examiner Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
| "Aerial view shows the progress of the construction work on the Coliseum. Stadium itself is almost completed. Landscaping will probably be next." 1923 Photograph by Archie Dunning Air Photo - SPNB Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
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| "Aerial view shows construction started on the arches and entranceway of the new Coliseum." 1922 SPNB Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
| "Yes, there was a football game at the Coliseum last night--the L.A. Express vs. the Denver Gold, to be exact. The announced crowd was 3,059, but there couldn't have been more than 1,000 people in attendance. The 3-12 Express was defeated by the Gold, 27-20, and now spring football in L.A. faces almost certain oblivion." May 30, 1985 Photo by James Ruebsamen - Herald-Examiner Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
| Attendance records were smashed during the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and White Sox. Games 3, 4 and 5, played in the Los Angeles Coliseum, each drew better than 92,000 fans. Herald-Examiner Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |
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| "Inspection of the L.A.P.D. motorcycle squads was done in the Memorial Coliseum. In this picture several squads of motorcycle officers ride around the track as a group for inspection." January, 1930 SPNB Collection; Los Angeles Public Library -- ---------------------------------------------- -- |