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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I .
1999: Charlie "Bird" Parker Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri; 2001: Prologue – addition to the FDR Memorial, Washington, DC [8] 2002: The Great Bronze Doors and Statue of Mary – Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California; 2003: Torso – Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, Beverly Hills, California
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However, in 1984 the event was staged the day before at the same venue, so as not to damage the Coliseum field or turning any preparation for the massive closing ceremony extravanganza late. Instead, the three medal winners rode in on horseback and paraded at the Coliseum track to the medal podium during the pre-ceremony.
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A crowd stands during a memorial service at the Coliseum for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 7, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis three days earlier. (Los Angeles Times)
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