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Title
Scenic view, Rose Bowl
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
After crowds out-grew Pasadena's Tournament Park, architect Myron Hunt drew up plans for the construction of the Rose Bowl stadium in 1921. The Arroyo Seco dry riverbed was selected as the location for the stadium, which was under construction from 1921-1922. The Rose Bowl was opened on October 8, 1922 at a cost of $272,198, but was officially dedicated on January 1, 1923 with the first Rose Bowl game between USC and Penn State (USC defeated Penn, 14-3). The stadium was originally built as a horseshoe and was expanded several times over the years; the design was intended to accommodate as many patrons as possible. The southern stands were completed in 1928, making the stadium a complete bowl. For many years, the Rose Bowl had the largest football stadium capacity in the U.S., and from 1972 to 1997, the maximum seating capacity was 104,594. Current official seating capacity is 92,542. In the years that followed, the Rose Bowl game grew to become the "granddaddy" of all bowl games, because of its stature as the oldest of all the bowl games. The Rose Bowl stadium is a National Historic Landmark, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1987 - #87000755.
Scenic view of the Rose Bowl stadium and the surrounding areas in Pasadena.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00036155
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Pasadena-Stadiums-Rose Bowl.
CARL0000039028
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/97292
Subject
Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.)
Football stadiums--California--Pasadena
Dwellings--California--Pasadena
Stadiums--California--Pasadena
Aerial views
Hunt, Myron,1868-1952
Pasadena (Calif.)

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