Pan-Pacific Auditorium

Pan-Pacific Auditorium

Entrance of the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, 1970s
Location	7600 W. Beverly Blvd.
Coordinates	34°4′31″N 118°21′15″W / 34.07528°N 118.35417°W / 34.07528; -118.35417
Construction
Built	1935
Architect	Wurdeman & Becket
Tenants
USC Trojans (NCAA) (1949–1959)

The Pan-Pacific Auditorium was a landmark structure in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California. It once stood near the site of Gilmore Field, an early Los Angeles baseball venue predating Dodger Stadium. It was located within sight of both CBS Television City on the southeast corner of Beverly and Fairfax Avenue and the Farmers Market on the northeast corner of Third Street and Fairfax. 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.