Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics;[12] the stadium previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics.[11]
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| Address | 3911 South Figueroa Street |
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| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°0′51″N 118°17′16″W |
| Public transit |   Expo Park/USC Expo/Vermont |
| Owner | State of California, Los Angeles County, and City of Los Angeles |
| Operator | University of Southern California |
| Executive suites | 42 |
| Capacity | 77,500 93,607 (pre-2018) [1][2] |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 21, 1921; 102 years ago (1921-12-21) |
| Opened | May 1, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-05-01) |
| Renovated | 1930, 1964, 1977–78, 1983, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2017–2019 |
| Construction cost | US$954,872.98 (original)[3]($17.1 million in 2023 dollars[4]) $954,869 (renovations in 2010) ($1.33 million in 2023 dollars[4]) $315 million (renovations in 2018)[5][6][7] |
| Architect | John and Donald Parkinson (original) DLR Group (renovations) |
| General contractor | Edwards, Widley & Dixon Company (original)[3] Hunt & Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company (renovations) |
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| Website | |
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 The Peristyle plaza entrance to the Coliseum, including the two bronze Olympic statues | |
| Area | 29.2 acres (11.8 ha) |
| Architectural style | Art Moderne[9] |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003866[10] |
| CHISL No. | 960 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 1984 |
| Designated NHL | July 27, 1984[11] |
The stadium serves as the home of the University of Southern California Trojans football team of the Big Ten Conference, and is located directly adjacent to the school's main University Park campus. It has also hosted the Busch Light Clash for NASCAR since 2022, in which the infield is paved over into a quarter-mile long racetrack for NASCAR Cup cars to race on every February.
The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California's Sixth District Agricultural Association, Los Angeles County, and the city of Los Angeles. It is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Southern California (USC).[13]
USC granted naming rights to United Airlines in January 2018. After concerns were raised by the Coliseum Commission, which has public oversight of USC's management and operation of the Coliseum, the airline agreed to become the title sponsor of the playing field, naming it United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[14]
The Coliseum was the home of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1979, when they moved to Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, and again from 2016 to 2019, prior to the team's move to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The facility had a permanent seating capacity of 93,607 for USC football and Rams games, making it the largest football stadium in the Pac-12 Conference and the NFL.[15] The stadium also was the temporary home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1958 to 1961, and was the host venue for games three, four, and five of the 1959 World Series. It was the site of the first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (later called Super Bowl I) and Super Bowl VII. Additionally, it has served as a home field for a number of other teams, including the 1960 inaugural season for the Los Angeles Chargers, the Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL from 1982 to 1994, and UCLA Bruins football.
From 1959 to 2016, the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was located adjacent to the Coliseum before it closed in March 2016. BMO Stadium, formerly Banc of California Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium and the home of Major League Soccer (MLS)'s Los Angeles FC, was constructed on the former Sports Arena site, and opened in 2018.
In 2019, USC completed a two year long major renovation of the stadium that included replacing the seating along with the addition of luxury boxes and club suites.[16][17] The $315 million project, funded solely by the university and managed by architectural firm DLR Group, was the first major upgrade of the stadium in twenty years.[18] The improvements and added amenities resulted in a reduced stadium capacity from 92,348 to 77,500.[19]