Writing Sports History in Water and Gold
In California, the old saying goes, whisky is for drinking, and water is for fighting over. At the Los Angeles Swim Stadium, it's for competing in, too.
The 1932 Games of the X Olympiad put . . . — — Map (db m189645) HM
From Sin to Science, A Park For The People
For decades into the 20th century, Los Angeles not only fed the worlds imagination with films and television it fed the worlds bellies, too.
Los Angeles County prided itself on . . . — — Map (db m216967) HM
The Jewel of Crenshaw
a historically black advocacy organization that stresses job training and
It's more than fitting that the headquarters of the Los Angeles Urban League,
career advancement, is situated at the base of View . . . — — Map (db m237558) HM
A Place For All
Opened in 1958 by a group of Japanese restaurateurs, the Holiday Bowl was for 40 years a culinary and recreational nexus for Crenshaw's African American and Japanese populations, and just about anyone else who came . . . — — Map (db m208108) HM
UCLA Fall 1939-Spring 1941:
First athlete in UCLA history to letter in four sports in the same year:
baseball, football, basketball and track.
Charter member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame - 1984.
Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 - 1956: . . . — — Map (db m231414) HM
Jesse Owens Park, County of Los Angeles,
dedicated to the memory of Jesse Owens,
1913 - 1980.
Jesse Owens, renowned as one of
the world's finest amateur athletes,
won four gold medals in track and field
at the 1936 Olympic . . . — — Map (db m249437) HM
Sports Columnist, The Los Angeles Times, 1961 - 1998.
Pulitzer Prize - 1990.
Baseball Hall of Fame - 1988.
Sports Illustrated 1953-1961.
Time Life 1948-1955.
Los Angeles Examiner 1944-1948.
A great American writer, a . . . — — Map (db m237936) HM
Joan Benoit Samuelson made history at the 1984 Olympic Games by winning the first Olympic Women's
Marathon, Benoit Samuelson finished the race before a standing, cheering, capacity crowd,
on August 5, 1984, in the Los Angeles Memorial . . . — — Map (db m237903) HM
Led the Los Angeles bid for the 1984 Olympic Games and revolutionized
the Olympic movement by insistence on private-sector organization,
leading to the most successful games in history. Recipient of the
Olympic Order in 1992, the highest honor . . . — — Map (db m238146) HM
This plaza, located on the site of the 1984 Olympic village, honors a great Trojan instrumental in bringing the Olympic Games to Los Angeles.
A 1956 graduate of the USC Gould School of Law, he served with distinction on the USC Board of . . . — — Map (db m128301) HM
President, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, 1955, 1967,
1979.
Commissioner, 1953-1981, 1985.
Alternate Commissioner, 1991-92.
Father of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, the first major
indoor sports facility in . . . — — Map (db m238192) HM
On Saturday night, October 29, 1960, a plane carrying the California State
Polytechnic College of San Luis Obispo 1960 football team, which was
returning from a football game with Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, Ohio, crashed at . . . — — Map (db m238461) HM
In 1958 Los Angeles joined the ranks of the major league
baseball cities when the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National
League, using the Los Angeles Coliseum as their home field,
played the first game of major league baseball against the . . . — — Map (db m238014) HM
A Coliseum For All Seasons And Sports
It wasn't the first public building designed to enhance Los Angeles' image, but like its namesake in Rome, it is one of the most enduring.
The huge concrete and steel oval Los Angeles . . . — — Map (db m208554) HM
This stadium was originally completed in 1923. It was partially redesigned and enlarged for the 1932 Olympic Games. Both designs were by architects John & Donald B. Parkinson. The Coliseum has witnessed many important sports, political, and . . . — — Map (db m116751) HM
General Manager, Los Angeles Rams 1957 - 1960.
Commissioner, National Football League 1960 - 1989.
He made professional football America's game.
He quarterbacked a league into a legend.
The Super Bowl is his monument... a . . . — — Map (db m237935) HM
Peter V. Ueberroth was the president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games revitalized the Olympic movement, introduced first-time women's
events, influenced the development of para-athletes, and . . . — — Map (db m230973) HM
No event in track and field is more challenging, physically or mentally, than the decathlon.
1955 · UCLA freshman Rafer won the Pan American Games decathlon in Mexico City.
1954-58 · He competed under UCLA coaches Craig Dixon and . . . — — Map (db m238101) HM
For 33 of their 70 years, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was the proud home of the
Rams, and the Rams proud tenants of the Coliseum. When the Rams moved from Cleveland in
1946, they brought big league professional sports to Los Angeles for . . . — — Map (db m237926) HM
Trojan Cardinal And Olympic Gold
Among the scholars who have passed
through the University of Southern California have been thousands of star athletes:
All-American football players, Hall of Fame
standouts, a future Oscar winning . . . — — Map (db m238532) HM
Vin Scully was the enduring voice of summer in Los Angeles.
Scully joined the Dodgers as a play-by-play announcer in 1950, when he was 22. In 1958, he
moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles with the team, those first four seasons in California, . . . — — Map (db m231148) HM
He created and directed Helms Athletic Foundation, organized
and served as president of three baseball leagues, compiled
the most extensive sports library in the world, spearheaded
many charity fund-raising athletic events, helped found . . . — — Map (db m239674) HM
Wrigley Field was built by chewing gum
magnate William Wrigley, as a baseball park at
this location in 1925. Over the next 40 years,
the 21,000 seat stadium was home to minor and
major league baseball teams, football games,
boxing matches, . . . — — Map (db m227625) HM
For over 65 years has promoted a
healthy bodybuilding and fitness lifestyle,
his passion and vision becoming a force
that changed the lives and bodies of
millions of men and women worldwide.
Acknowledged by
Bill Rosendahl,
Councilman, 11th . . . — — Map (db m231067) HM
Committed December 13, 2009.
To be opened 2059.
Sponsored by: Iron Man Magazine .com
in conjunction with
Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, 11th District;
City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks. Created and developed by
Joseph and Christine . . . — — Map (db m231062) HM
The Muscle Beach Venice Walk of Fame was created to
recognize the inductees into the Muscle Beach Venice
Bodybuilding Hall of Fame.
Dedicated September 3, 2007,
City of Los Angeles,
Mayor - Antonio R. Villaraigosa. — — Map (db m231069) HM
These grassy mounds and hard balls pay tribute to the Venice
Tigers, a Pacific Coast League professional baseball team that
played at the Venice Ballpark from 1913-14. That ballpark was
one block East of our site. The Tigers came from, and . . . — — Map (db m178900) HM
Surfing
In 1907, George Freeth, a Hawaiian,
introduced surfing to Southern
California. Another Hawaiian, Duke
Kahanamoku, was one of the first
to discover the perfectly formed
waves of Malibu's Surfrider Beach.
In the . . . — — Map (db m294749) HM
The Catalina Classic 32-mile Open Ocean Prone Paddleboard Race traces its roots back to 1955, when visionary Bob Hogan and Cliff Webster, Executive Director of the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce, joined forces to create a legendary race . . . — — Map (db m310736) HM
Over the centuries, torches have been lighted to convey good news,
and with this tradition in mind, this sculpture symbolizing the Olympic torch was dedicated to commemorate the Olympic Field Hockey
competition that took place at East Los . . . — — Map (db m226832) HM
The Pasadena Robinson Memorial sculptures were created through a community effort spearheaded by the Board of Directors of Pasadena Robinson Memorial and the City of Pasadena. The monumental bronze portraitures of Mack and Jackie Robinson focus on . . . — — Map (db m71143) HM
Official terminus of the first transcontinental
airplane flight. Calbraith (Cal) Perry Rodgers
took off from Sheepshead Bay New York
September 17, 1911, landing here November 5, 1911.
Earlier Flights
Roy Knabenshue piloted his . . . — — Map (db m164203) HM
First Tournament of Roses
Dr. Charles Frederick Holder and Dr. Francis F. Rowland, Founders
1890
First Rose Queen
Hallie Woods
1905
Completion of Rose Bowl Stadium
William L. Leishman
1923
First Telecast of Rose . . . — — Map (db m161036) HM
The 1942 Rose Bowl was the 28th Rose Bowl Game. Originally scheduled to be played in the
Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena,
California, it was moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to the fears of an attack on the West Coast of the United States . . . — — Map (db m128107) HM
On July 10, 1999, the U.S. womens soccer team secured a win for the ages at the Rose Bowl. On a sweltering day before
a sellout crowd of 90,185 — the
largest ever to watch a
womens-only event — the U.S.
posted a 5-4 shootout . . . — — Map (db m136525) HM
An event ticket does much more than provide a transactional receipt to purchase entrance to an event experience: It connects the fans with the moments.
Tickets enable fans to gain access to the emotional memories and history associated with . . . — — Map (db m300295) HM
Humble Beginnings of Matthew "Mack" and Jack "Jackie" Robinson
The Robinson family resided at 121 Pepper Street from 1922 to 1946. Four years
apart, brothers Matthew "Mack" and Jack "Jackie" attended the same schools in
Pasadena . . . — — Map (db m160735) HM
This official Olympic Flagpole
was used at Squaw Valley, California
in the pageantry ceremonies
of the VIII Olympic Winter Games
held in February 18 - 28, 1960.
Walt Disney, Chairman of Pageantry. — — Map (db m154852) HM
Bill and Bob Meistrell identical twins were born in Boonville, Missouri; Bill on July 30, 1928, and Bob 20 minutes later on July 31st. They started diving as kids in the farm's pond using an oilcan for a helmet, a bicycle pump and a hose for air. . . . — — Map (db m93287) HM
George Freeth was born in Honolulu November 8, 1883 of royal Hawaiian and Irish ancestry. As a youngster he revived the lost Polynesian art of surfing while standing on a board. Henry H. Huntington was amazed at Freeths surfing and swimming . . . — — Map (db m93273) HM
This was the site of Los Robles, the 400 acre estate of Governor George Stoneman. Here in 1880 President Rutherford B. Hayes was entertained. The first schoolhouse in the San Gabriel Valley, California's first tennis club, and the first municipal . . . — — Map (db m127644) HM
Commemorates the XXIII Olympiad and marathons run through Santa Monica, August 5, 1984 and August 12, 1984, including the first womens marathon in Olympiad history. — — Map (db m119673) HM
Beach volleyball was brought to Santa Monica
by Hawaiians such as Duke Kahanamoka who
first played the game at the Waikiki Outrigger Beach
& Canoe Club.
When Duke came to California, he was employed
by the Santa Monica Beach Club . . . — — Map (db m277003) HM
"Future generations will remember Jackie Robinson, not as
the base runner who worried pitchers to their doom, but as the
proud crusader against pompous bigots and timid sentinels
of the status quo -- as the symbol of a new Negro American!" . . . — — Map (db m245849) HM
A great morale builder, Fort McDowells bowling alley opened in 1944, sporting six lanes. Fort McDowells bowling teams – the “Jail Birds,” “Brass Hats,” and the "McDowell Mermaids” competed against teams from . . . — — Map (db m69299) HM
If you listen carefully, you can hear the crack of a bat and soldiers cheering as a Fort McDowell Indian rounds third base and heads for home Cole Field. The ball park was home to the mens baseball team, the Indians, and the womens softball . . . — — Map (db m316219) HM
Samuel was born to Catherine and Charles Chapman of Mar West Street in Tiburon on April 11, 1916. He worked in his fathers merchandise store on Main Street and delivered mail for his father who also served as Tiburons Postmaster from 1915 to . . . — — Map (db m192548) HM
1st Organized Team in Gustine History
1933 Season Record
1 win 2 losses 1 tie
Dos Palos 33 Gustine 7
Merced 0 Gustine 14
Patterson 0 Gustine 0
St. Marys 13 Gustine 0
Coached by Charles Red Scheflin, All American @ Saint . . . — — Map (db m232770) HM
Carsons Camp, first private resort in the June Lake Loop, was established by Roy Carson in 1916. The initial camp was in a tent “where fishing is always good”. In 1919 his wife Nancy became camp cook and housekeeper. The first building . . . — — Map (db m50143) HM
Dream Mountain Rope Tows were first operational during the Winter of 1938, owned and run
by George "Tuffy" Conn. Named for the ideal snow and terrain features present in this region of the
Eastern Sierra. It operated under a permit issued by . . . — — Map (db m288255) HM
Pioneering Eastern Sierra skier, visionary and entrepreneur, Dave McCoy's passion for skiing began in high school and soon thereafter he joined the Eastern
Sierra Ski Culb. In 1936, Dave was hired by LADWP as a hydrographer, conducting snow . . . — — Map (db m59340) HM
Historically, the Owens River meandered through the valley before you. Crowley Lake was created in 1941 by the construction of the Long Valley Dam. The largest reservoir of the Los Angeles aqueduct system, Crowley Lake stores enough water for a . . . — — Map (db m287815) HM
Historically, the Owens River meandered through the valley before you. Crowley Lake was created in 1941 by the construction of the Long Valley Dam. The largest reservoir of the Los Angeles aqueduct system, Crowley Lake stores enough water for a . . . — — Map (db m287818) HM
The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area was constructed here in 1938 because of its dependable snow and nearness to a highway. . . . — — Map (db m2951) HM
The first U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach drew unprecedented attention to the most coveted championship in women's golf. Just two days after Michelle Wie West bid her competitive career a grand farewell, fellow Hawaiian Allisen Corpuz made six . . . — — Map (db m297384) HM
Future LPGA Founding Member and Hall of Famer Betty Jameson successfully defended her U.S. Women's Amateur title with a convincing 6-and-5 victory in the final. — — Map (db m297124) HM
A two-time All-American at the University of Texas, future PGA Tour winner David Gossett never trailed after the seventh hole of any match and closed out the final 9-and-8 to record one of the most convincing wins in championship history. — — Map (db m297128) HM
During Pebble Beach's Centennial, Gary Woodland executed exquisite shotmaking down the stretch, including a daring 3-wood to set up birdie on the 14th and a par-saving pitch from the putting surface on the pivotal 17th, to hold off two-time . . . — — Map (db m297130) HM
The best player in women's amateur golf in 1948 was a 21-year-old named Grace Lenczyk, who won the U.S. Women's Amateur at Pebble Beach in addition to the Canadian Women's Amateur and the National Collegiate Women's Championship. — — Map (db m297125) HM
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell rallied from a three-stroke final-round deficit to become the first European to win the U.S. Open in 40 years, finishing at even-par to hold off Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson. — — Map (db m297129) HM
In the first national championship held west of the Mississippi River, Minnesota's Harrison Johnston captured the title after two-time defending champion and heavy favorite Bobby Jones was upset in round one. — — Map (db m297168) HM
In the first U.S. Open ever played at a public course, Jack Nicklaus sealed his win with one of the best shots in Major Championship history, a 1-iron through a bending wind at the famed 17th hole that hit the flag stick and left him with a . . . — — Map (db m297126) HM
Jack Nicklaus' love for Pebble Beach was born in 1961, when he recorded victories of 9-and-8 in the semifinal and 8-and-6 in the final to capture his second U.S. Amateur title. Nicklaus was 20-under through 136 holes in the seven matches he . . . — — Map (db m297171) HM
In the first Major Championship ever decided by a sudden-death playoff, Lanny Wadkins sank a four-foot par putt on the third extra hole to top Gene Littler, completing a six-stroke final-round comeback. — — Map (db m297174) HM
No public course in the United States can match the Major championship pedigree of Pebble Beach Golf Links. Built by amateur golfers Jack Neville and Douglas Grant in 1919, Pebble Beach hosted its sixth U.S. Open in 2019, to go along with five . . . — — Map (db m296768) HM
The 1942 championship at Pebble Beach was postponed during World War II, but when it returned, two-time Walker Cup veteran Skee Riegel emerged victorious in a 210-man match play field. — — Map (db m297169) HM
Sam Morse was a preservationist long before fashionable. In 1915, he was sent by the Pacific Improvement Company to liquidate its land holdings in the region, including the area now known as Pebble Beach. Instead of pursuing the liquidation, . . . — — Map (db m83309) HM
In 1947, Bing Crosby brought to Pebble Beach the original Pro-Am tournament, which pairs celebrity entertainers, athletes, and business leaders with the greatest professional golfers from around the world. Affectionately known then as the "Crosby . . . — — Map (db m296852) HM
In one of the most dominant performances in golf history, Tiger Woods shot 12-under to crush the field by a record 15 strokes. The win was the first of four straight Majors for Woods, the beginning of the "Tiger Slam." — — Map (db m297382) HM
Tom Kite held steady in Sunday's gale-force winds to win his first Major, closing with an impressive even-par 72 to defeat Jeff Sluman by two strokes. — — Map (db m297380) HM
Tied with Jack Nicklaus in the final round, Tom Watson miraculously chipped in from deep rough off the 17th green for birdie to vault into the lead. Watson added a birdie on 18 to win his first U.S. Open, one of eight career Major titles. — — Map (db m297127) HM
Viktor Hovland, a First-Team All-American at Oklahoma State, trailed for just one hole the entire week en route to becoming the first Norwegian to claim the Havemeyer Trophy. — — Map (db m297383) HM
John “Bricky” Crivello, a key figure in the Monterey Fishermans Union for 67 years, was instrumental in the passage of Senate Bill 1213 which provided unemployment benefits to all California fishermen. Due to Brickys relentless . . . — — Map (db m68861) HM
The railroad
A major landmark in the history of the Monterey Peninsula was the Southern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1880, the rail line was intended to bring tourism to this scenic area. In addition to transporting tourists, however, it . . . — — Map (db m55213) HM
History
Today people travel swiftly along I-80 to their destinations in the Sierra, many times not even staying overnight. When they do stay overnight it is most likely in hotels or rental houses.
It was not always that way. Before I-80 . . . — — Map (db m81970) HM
History
When Bill Klien, who would transform skiing himself, invited Hannes Schroll to Donner Summit from Yosemite in 1937, the ski industry was about to change. Hannes was a dare-devil champion skier whose yodels as he tore down mountains . . . — — Map (db m81933) HM
History
The current building at the head of Donner Pass on Old 40 was built for the Division of Highways in 1931 to serve as a dormitory for highway workers. That was the first winter the road was plowed and on-call workers needed . . . — — Map (db m81881) HM
History
William Wilson Wurster was the most “influential unknown architect in California.” He designed many houses and buildings such as Ghirardelli Square, Cowell College at UC Santa Cruz, as well as other U.C. and Stanford . . . — — Map (db m81939) HM
History
The ritual of arriving in early morning by train and taking the 15 minute ride in tractor drawn sleighs was in place for more than ten years after Sugar Bowl opened in 1939. It was the only way to get to Sugar Bowl. It was a cold . . . — — Map (db m81936) HM
History
Because there were three lodges built on Forest Service land in the early 1930s, they have always been referred to as the Tri-Lodges. The first of the three lodges built was der Naturfreund in 1931 (right). This is a private lodge . . . — — Map (db m81969) HM
Downhill ski racing history in the Western Hemisphere first began in California circa 1857, and in this famous Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada the Auburn Ski Club presents a full exhibition of pioneered manpower transportation and skisport history . . . — — Map (db m60888) HM
History
Today each August hundreds of swimmers take to the 65Ί water of Donner Lake and swim its 2.7 mile long length. Each swimmer has lots of company.
On August 19 (sic, 18), 1935 though, it was a different story. On that day 17 . . . — — Map (db m129739) HM
Founder of California Angels 1961. His uniform number 26 was retired in 1982 by the players. Singing cowboy · Actor · Composer · Airforce pilot · Entrepreneur · Baseball fan · Philanthropist · 33rd Degree Mason · Best friend
Statue . . . — — Map (db m309280) HM
Best known for his documentary, The Endless Summer, Dana Point resident Bruce Brown was one of surfing's first filmmakers. His work buoyed surfing's image.
Brown understood how to make surf films because he was an avid surfer. When he wasn't . . . — — Map (db m189512) HM
In dedication to Don Hansen and Dana Wharf Sportfishing, the first business operating out of Dana Point Harbor. Dana Wharf Sportfishing originated Whale Watching for Orange County and founded the Dana Point Festival of Whales and Dana Point Boat . . . — — Map (db m60798) HM
This plaza is dedicated in memory of Don Hansen, the founder of Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching - the first business to operate from Dana Point Harbor in 1971.
Don loved the ocean and was dedicated to the conservation of
marine . . . — — Map (db m233230) HM
Raised at the Beach
Hobart Laidlaw Alter grew up on a citrus farm in Ontario, California. Fortunately for water-lovers everywhere, his family owned a house in Laguna Beach where he spent weekends and vacations playing in the waves.
In . . . — — Map (db m189514) HM
Skimming Across the Water
In the mid 1960s, with his surfboard business booming, Hobie turned to something new. Years earlier he had ridden catamaran in Hawaii. He and his friends even built a few to play with. Hobie remembered the thrill and . . . — — Map (db m189515) HM
Severson wove art into the surfing culture and influences several emerging surf artists. In 1960 he produced a 36-page booklet called The Surfer to promote his film, Surf Fever. He never expected it to do more than create a buzz for his movie, yet . . . — — Map (db m189511) HM
Phil Edwards rode waves in the '50s and '60s with a style that surpassed other surfers, turning with finesse and walking the board. His friendship with Hobie Alter and Bruce Brown drew him to Dana Point where he worked in Hobie's shop as he became . . . — — Map (db m189513) HM
The Notorious Wave
Back in the day, if you dared, you grabbed your board and headed for Killer Dana. The wave was known as Dana Cove when the weather was calm - but when the surf was over 10 feet, Killer Dana's thick, right-breaking curl . . . — — Map (db m183042) HM
Seminal Surfing Story
Filmed in the early 1960s, the documentary The Endless Summer follows two California as they circle the globe to surf. The pair introduce the sport to many who had never seen it, and discover what is now one of the . . . — — Map (db m183024) HM
In the autumn of 1908, the land now designated as Amerige Park become the site of the city's first formal high school. On November 18, 1910, a fire of undetermined origin destroyed the building and the decision was made to relocate the high school . . . — — Map (db m192593) HM
Duke Kahanamoku, three time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, public servant, goodwill ambassador of the State of Hawaii, and considered by many to be the father of modern surfing. In the early 1920's, the Duke surfed under Huntington's Pier. In his . . . — — Map (db m51964) HM
Throughout his life, Reese Imhoff was a true athlete. Known for his power, toughness, and determination, Reese gave his all in whatever he did. Always friendly and encouraging to teammates, Reese enjoyed baseball, lacrosse, and football. He also . . . — — Map (db m188940)
From 1932 to 1938, this redwood surfboard was ridden at Corona de Mar Jetty by Alex and Don MacGillivary. With no fin, the boys would drag one foot to turn the board. — — Map (db m202557) HM
Born on December 21, 1959, to Robert Griffith and Florence Deloris Griffith, Florence Delorez Joyner accomplished more in her thirty-eight years on this earth than many people could achieve in one hundred.
Known to millions as Flo-Jo, . . . — — Map (db m189687) HM
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