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<b>OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM</b>

Olympic Auditorium

( Rick Corrales / LAT )

OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM
Los Angeles boxing mecca opened in 1925 on the corner of 18th and Grand, and attracted such names as Mae West, Al Jolson and later Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. This photo shows a crowd on hand for a 1974 bout.

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