The following major stadiums and arenas are located
within the greater LA and Orange County metropolitan regions. Also visit
our
Venue section where we provide additional reviews.
| Angel Stadium (or "the Big A") is located at
2000 E Gene Autry Way just off of the 57 freeway in the
heart of Orange County just a few miles from Disneyland. Look for the
tall logo of the Los Angeles Angels that stands in the parking
lot next to the stadium. The "halo" located
towards the top of this tall sign lights up after every
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stadium is home to this baseball team, whose name is actually a misnomer
as this is Orange County, not Los Angeles! The Orange County Metrolink train has a stop at the
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| Dodger Stadium is located right off the 110 Freeway just north of
downtown Los Angeles (on the other side of the freeway from Chinatown)
next to Elysian Park at
1000 Elysian Park. This is home to the Los Angeles Dodgers and sits
in the hills just north of downtown and on a clear day there are
excellent views of downtown and the surrounding hills. In the
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built in the hills. The "Think Blue" sign lies just north of the stadium in
the hills of Elysian Park.
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Galen Center Pavilion
is located on the west side of the 110 freeway just south of downtown
Los Angeles (you can easily see it from driving either direction on the
freeway). This handsome structure is fairly new. It is the home to
the USC Men's Basketball and Women's volleyball teams as well a number
of other events. Visit:
www.usctrojans.com
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Forum
is centrally located south west of
downtown Los Angeles at
3900 West Manchester Blvd
in Inglewood a little over a mile from LAX. The Forum (formerly
known as the Great Western Forum) is a very recognizable
building that dates from 1968. Over the years it housed a number
of major Los Angeles Sports teams until they all moved to the
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Angeles Lakers &
Clippers
basketball teams and the Los Angels Kings hockey team). Today
The Forum is used for a number of events including concerts
featuring prominent artists. Also note that the huge Hollywood
Park Racetrack and Casino (no slots) is located just south of
right across the street from The Forum. Visit:
www.thelaforum.com |
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Home Depot Center
is located near both the 110 and the 405 Freeways (near where
these freeways intersect) in Carson adjacent to the campus of
California State
Dominguez Hills. There are three
venues here actually. The soccer stadium, home to the LA Galaxy
(outdoor), the Tennis Stadium (also for Boxing - outdoor) which
holds up to about 8000, and the Velodrome which is for indoor
bike racing. We recently attended boxer
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Abraham here. Its not an LA
sporting event unless
fights break out in the crowds - we saw police escort the
offenders out the door. This is very intimate venue - awesome
place to watch a sporting event on a warm LA County night.
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www.homedepotcenter.com |
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| Honda Center is located in Anaheim almost across from Angel
Stadium at
2695 East Katella Ave. This is a modern event
center that is home to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, a professional
Hockey team. A large bronze sculpture of a duck holding a hockey
stick is located in the front of the main entrance. Not only is
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the hockey team but this center also serves as home to a number of
concerts, a few circuses and other family events. For more information
and event schedules visit:
www.hondacenter.com
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| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
is located within spitting distance of the 110 freeway at
3911 S Figueroa St in
Exposition Park. The Coliseum borders the LA
Sports Arena and is fairly close to the prestigious University
of Southern California (USC).
The Coliseum was constructed in the early 1920's having been
designed by a father son team who also helped design LA's Union
Station and the famed City Hall. This is a very historical
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summer games (only stadium in the world that holds that bragging
right), two Super Bowls and one world Series. This also happened
to be the finish on a AIDS SF to LA fundraising ride we rode a
number of years ago. It is currently home to nearby USC's
football team. A number of big name entertainers also perform
here. It is one of southern California's largest venues - its
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If there is not an event here when you visit you will not be able to
enter as it is surrounded by high chain link fence. You can however take
some photos with the Coliseum as your backdrop. Be sure to Photoshop out
the chain linked fence. For more information visit:
www.lacoliseumlive.com/joomla
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The Rose Bowl is located at
1001 Rose
Bowl Drive, not far off the 210 Freeway. Directions to this
historical location are well signed from all major intersections.
The Rose Bowl dates to 1922 and is most famous
for serving as home to the Rose Bowl College
Football game every January 1st. Unfortunately access is limited
during non events
so you can only see the stadium through the tall metal gates in
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Be sure to incorporate the rose
bushes in the front of the stadium in your photos! A grass lawn
near the parking lot is a popular spot for playing soccer.
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Staples Center is located
at
1111 S. Figeroa Street just south and
west of downtown proper next to the huge LA Live mega entertainment
center and the Convention Center. We first attended a business
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Kings hockey team practice. This is a beautiful arena both inside and
out that is home to the great Los Angeles Lakers (when they are winning
look for those purple and yellow flags flying down the LA freeways!),
the hapless Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Kings professional
hockey team and the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. It
is also used for major performers, boxing matches and other
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Two of LA's biggest sports stars perpetually hang out in front as bronze
statues. Magic Johnson and Oscar de la Hoya. The Staples Center has a prominent
foundation which directly works with and donates money to various local
youth organizations. Visit:
www.staplescenter.com |
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