 Gene Doyle, the manager of Gilmore Stadium, sits alone in the grandstands in 1951. | |
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  Gilmore Stadium Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area  Gilmore Stadium Gilmore Stadium (California)  Gilmore Stadium Gilmore Stadium (the United States) | |
| Address | Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°04′28″N 118°21′36″W / 34.07444°N 118.36000°W |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Demolished | 1952 |
| Tenants | |
| Hollywood Stars (PCL) 1939 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCPFL) 1940–1947 Los Angeles Mustangs (PCPFL) 1943–1944 Loyola Marymount Lions football Pepperdine Waves football | |
Gilmore Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Los Angeles, California. It was opened in May 1934 and demolished in 1952, when the land was used to build CBS Television City.[1] The stadium held 18,000. It was located next to Gilmore Field. The stadium was located west of Curson Avenue, surrounded by Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue and Third Street. The stadium was used in a Three Stooges 1934 short Three Little Pigskins.
The stadium was built by Earl Gilmore, son of Arthur F. Gilmore and president of A. F. Gilmore Oil, a California-based petroleum company which was developed after Arthur struck oil on the family property.[2] The area was rich in petroleum, which was the source of the "tar" in the nearby La Brea Tar Pits.
- ^ Epting, Chris (2010). "Movie Stars and Hollywood Stars". Los Angeles's Historical Ballparks. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7385-8032-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gilmore Field". Project Ballpark. Retrieved January 11, 2014.