Pan-Pacific Auditorium

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The Pan-Pacific Auditorium was a famed Streamline Moderne entertainment venue in Los Angeles, celebrated for its distinctive green-and-white façade and role as a major exhibition and sports arena from the late 1930s until its closure and eventual destruction by fire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Streamline Moderne building
entertainment venue
exhibition hall
architecturalStyle Streamline Moderne NERFINISHED
capacity approximately 6,000 to 10,000 spectators
category Convention centers in California
Defunct indoor arenas in California
Demolished buildings and structures in Los Angeles
Sports venues completed in 1935
Streamline Moderne architecture in California
cityDistrict Fairfax District NERFINISHED
closed 1972
color green-and-white façade
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfDestruction 1989
fireCause suspected arson
heritageDesignation Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 58 NERFINISHED
heritageStatus Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument NERFINISHED
inception 1935
inspired entrance design of Disney California Adventure’s Hollywood Land
entrance design of Disney’s Hollywood Studios
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
United States of America
surface form: United States
materialAfterFire ruins
mediaAppearance featured in the film "Xanadu"
featured in various music videos and commercials
notableFeature curving façade
four tall Streamline Moderne towers
neon accents
notablePeriod major Los Angeles exhibition venue from late 1930s to early 1970s
openingDate 1935
owner private operators
replacedBy Pan Pacific Park NERFINISHED
significance iconic example of Streamline Moderne architecture in Los Angeles
major pre-war exhibition and sports venue in Southern California
significantEvent closure in 1972
destruction by fire
status destroyed
streetAddress 7600 Beverly Boulevard
usedFor concerts
conventions
exhibitions
sports events
trade shows

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