Pan-Pacific Auditorium

The Pan-Pacific Auditorium was a privately owned auditorium in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California. Built in 1935, it stood near the site of Gilmore Field, an early Los Angeles baseball venue predating Dodger Stadium. For over 35 years it was the premier location for indoor public events in Los Angeles. The facility was closed in 1972, beginning 17 years of steady neglect and decay. In 1978, the Pan-Pacific Auditorium was included in the National Register of Historic Places, but eleven years later the sprawling wooden structure was destroyed in a fire.