Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Pan Pacific Auditorium was located at 7600 Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax district. Its green and white western-facing 228 foot long facade featured four stylized towers and flagpoles meant to represent upswept aircraft fins above the entrance. Designed by architects Wurdemann & Becket, it was one of America's finest examples of Streamline Moderne architecture. From 1935 to 1972, when it was closed after the Los Angeles Convention Center opened, it held numerous sporting events, rallies, circuses, and car shows. After years of neglect and failed attempts at restoration, the structure was destroyed by fire in 1989. Pan Pacific Park is now located at this site. Photograph caption dated March 5, 1955 reads, "The superlatives of excitement that Hollywood has used for years to describe its movies can now easily be converted to the auto industry, particularly the General Motors Motorama at Pan Pacific. The especially invited guests to last night's preview are still trying to think up new adjectives to describe the super-modern cars. Above is an over-all view of the dazzling display."
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General Motors Motorama General Motors Corporation Pan Pacific Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Automobile shows--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles General Motors automobiles Buick automobile Cadillac automobile Spectators--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Auditoriums--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles) Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Wurdeman, Walter C Becket, Welton
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