Los Angeles Coliseum

In April 1958, the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) moved into the coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being constructed. In 1959, a football game between USC and Ohio State was played at the coliseum, and a hour after completion, the first World Series game in California was played. The Dodgers moved out of the coliseum after the 1961 season. The Los Angeles Rams spent more than three decades at the coliseum before moving to Anaheim Stadium after the 1979 season. The Rams played their final game at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 16, 1979 against the New Orleans Saints. After the 1981 season, the Oakland Raiders decided to move to the coliseum. They played their first game at the L.A. Coliseum on November 22, 1982. Two years later the Coliseum hosted the 1984 Olympics.

After its addition in the 1930s, the Los Angeles Coliseum changed very little until the 1990s. In February 1993, $15 million in renovations were completed at the coliseum. Actual seats were installed replacing the bleachers, and fourteen rows of seats were added, bring the capacity to 92,000 after the field was lowered 14 feet. A massive earthquake in 1994, required over $93 million in repairs. The Raiders decided to move back to the Oakland Coliseum after the 1994 season, playing their last game at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 24, 1994.

Today, the Los Angeles Coliseum continues to serve as the home of the University of Southern California football team. The Coliseum has been the home of many great sporting events from the 1932 and 1984 Olympics to World Series and Super Bowl games.