Finding aid for the Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park programs 7058
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2017 November
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park programs
creator:
Hollywood Turf Club
creator:
Los Angeles Turf Club
Identifier/Call Number: 7058
Physical Description:
1 folder
5 programs
Date (inclusive): 1941-1948
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.
Container: 1
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.
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).
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[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
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Racetracks (Horse racing) -- California -- Inglewood -- Archival resources
Racetracks (Horse racing) -- California -- Arcadia -- Archival resources
Horse racing -- California -- Inglewood -- Archival resources
Horse racing -- California -- Arcadia -- Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- Archival resources
Programs (documents)
Hollywood Turf Club -- Archives
Los Angeles Turf Club -- Archives
Betfair Hollywood Park (Inglewood, Calif.) -- Archives
Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.) -- Archives