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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. This show took place at the Pan Pacific Auditorium.; 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 December 2, 1955 reads, "Nancy Young and a Pontiac combined to make this picture of beauty. The show will continue through Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day. Special entertainment is offered nightly by Spike Jones and his 'City Slickers.'"
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Identifier
00105808 Herald Examiner Collection HE box 3537 CARL0005257309 http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/31264
Subject
Los Angeles Auto Show Pan Pacific Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Automobile shows--California--Los Angeles Pontiac automobile Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Models (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Auditoriums--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles) Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Wurdeman, Walter C Becket, Welton Motor Car Dealers Association of Los Angeles
