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Used in the Exhibit: Play by Play - A Century of L.A. Sports Photography, 1889-1989. Stiles O. Clements (architect) and Edward Huntsman-Trout (landscape architect) designed the 1938 Streamline Moderne style Hollywood Park, located at 1050 South Prairie Avenue on the northwest corner of Century Boulevard in Inglewood. A fire in 1949 completely destroyed the clubhouse and grandstands. Arthur Froelich designed the replacement structures from steel and concrete making it the most fire resistant track in the nation when it reopened in 1950. In 2009 the city proposed a redevelopment project that includes demolition of the Hollywood Park racetrack/grandstand. Cary Grant, chatting with a fan at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. The Hollywood Turf Club was organized by many of Hollywood's movie giants, including Al Jolson, Walt Disney, Jack Warner, and Sam Goldwyn. The track opened in 1938; a fire destroyed the original grandstand and clubhouse in 1949. It was re-built in time for the 1950 season.
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