Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park programs, 1941-1948

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Summary

Creators:
Hollywood Turf Club and Los Angeles Turf Club
Abstract:
5 programs, 1941-1948, from Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park. Each is an "official program", listing the days' races and entrants. Both Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California, and Hollywood Park, located in Inglewood, California, were notable horse racing tracks. Santa Anita, operated by the Los Angeles Turf Club, opened in December 1934, which made it the first formally established race track in California. Santa Anita Park is still in operation today. Hollywood Park was opened in June 1938 by the Hollywood Turf Club. Hollywood Park fell on hard times by the 1980s and the park ultimately closed in 2013. It was demolished in 2015 in order to make way for a new stadium for the Los Angeles Rams.
Extent:
1 folder 5 programs
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park programs, Collection no. 7058, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

5 programs, 1941-1948, from Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park. Each is an "official program", listing the days' races and entrants. Some of the programs have penciled annotations. The programs are for Saturday, July 26, 1941 (Hollywood Park), Saturday, December 28, 1946 (Santa Anita Park), Saturday, April 19, 1947 (Hollywood Park and the Western Harness Racing Association's Second Annual Grand Circuit Meeting), Friday, May 30, 1947 (Hollywood Park), and Tuesday, December 28, 1948 (Santa Anita Park).

Biographical / historical:

Both Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California, and Hollywood Park, located in Inglewood, California, were notable horse racing tracks. Santa Anita, operated by the Los Angeles Turf Club, opened in December 1934, which made it the first formally established race track in California. The buildings were designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann in combinations of Colonial Revival and Streamline Moderne styles and painted in its signature colors of Persian Green and Chiffon Yellow. Santa Anita Park is still in operation today. Hollywood Park was opened in June 1938 by the Hollywood Turf Club and was designed by architect Arthur Froehlich. Hollywood Park fell on hard times by the 1980s and its history since then has been one of changes of management; and the park ultimately closed in 2013. It was demolished in 2015 in order to make way for a new stadium for the Los Angeles Rams.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park programs, Collection no. 7058, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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