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Lions Drag Strip. Coordinates: 33.822654°N 118.225658°W. Lions Drag Strip was an American raceway in the Wilmington district of Los Angeles, California, adjacent to Long Beach that existed from 1955 to 1972. The track was named after its sponsors Lions Clubs International and featured many races that were sanctioned by the American Hot Rod ...
The Pike was an amusement zone in Long Beach, California. The Pike was founded in 1902 along the shoreline south of Ocean Boulevard with several independent arcades, food stands, gift shops, a variety of rides and a grand bath house. It was most noted for the Cyclone Racer (1930–1968), a large wooden dual-track roller coaster, built out on ...
The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. It was the premier race on the CART / Champ Car World Series calendar from 1996 to 2008, and the 2008 race was the final Champ Car series race prior to ...
178,117 square feet (16,547.6 m 2) Public transit access. 1st Street. The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. Built on the former site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue is composed of the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Arena, and the Long Beach ...
Built in 1928 at a cost of $2.75 million, [ 1] the Villa Riviera is a 16-story French Gothic Building. The steel-framed [ 2] structure is topped with a steeply pitched verdigris copper roof. The building was designed by architect Richard King who won a grand prize at an international contest for the design that he referred to as "Tudor Gothic ...
The Bay City Rollers were on The Krofft Superstar Hour, later named the Bay City Rollers Show, an hour-long show that aired from September 9, 1978, to January 27, 1979. During this time, the classic line-up released their last album together, Strangers in the Wind , which charted only in Australia, (#61) Japan, (#5) and the USA (#128).
Brabham-Ford. Lap leaders. Motor car race. The 1981 United States Grand Prix West(officially the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach[2]) was a Formula Onemotor race held on March 15, 1981, at Long Beach, California. It was the opening race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. Summary. [edit] Defending World Champion Alan Jonesfinished nine ...
The 1979 United States Grand Prix West, formally titled the Lubri Lon Long Beach Grand Prix, [2] was a Formula One motor race held on April 8, 1979, at Long Beach, California. Canadian Gilles Villeneuve captured pole, fastest lap and the win for Scuderia Ferrari, followed by his teammate Jody Scheckter, as the Prancing Horses took a big step ...