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Hollywood Park Race Track / Inglewood, California

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Identifier	clloy_036
Title	Hollywood Park Race Track / Inglewood, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1956
Subject (Topic)	Racetracks (Horse racing)--California--Inglewood; Clubhouses--California--Inglewood;
Subject (Name)	Hollywood Park (Inglewood, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Inglewood (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Longshaw Card Co.
Language	eng
Description	View of the entrance to the Hollywood Park Race Track in Inglewood, California, featuring a large staircase with palm trees all around. Flags decorate the roof of one building, and on the right is a sign for the "Club House."
Historical Background	The Hollywood Park Turf Club opened to the public in June 1938. The original building was designed by Los Angeles architect Stiles O. Clements (1883-1966) and the landscape was designed by Edward Huntsman-Trout. Later additions were made by Frederick Barlow Jr. In 1949, a fire destroyed much of the clubhouse and grandstand, which were rebuilt by architect Arthur Froehlich, and the club reopened in 1950. The Lakeside Turf Course in the center of the outer race track was opened in 1967. A major expansion of the clubhouse and stables was made in 1972, doubling the size of the Turf Club. A 20-million dollar renovation and reconstruction project began in 1991 which included adding a Garden Paddock, a Player's Club and Study Hall, and a general refurbishment of the existing buildings. The second part of the project also added a new Hollywood Bar and an area for families called North Park. A casino was added in 1994.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "One of California's four famous race tracks, the beauty of which is not surpassed anywhere in the world. The magnificent buildings and spacious grounds of colorful plantings are a truly Californian setting for the 'Sport of Kings.'"
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: LS-5
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark; Color by: Hubert A. Lowman; Mirro-Krome card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco 1, Calif.
Contributors	Lowman, Hubert A.; H.S. Crocker & Co.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection