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Race Track, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, Calif.

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Identifier	clloy_037
Title	Race Track, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, Calif.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1956
Subject (Topic)	Racetracks (Horse racing)--California--Inglewood; Horse racing--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	https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/
Publisher	Longshaw Card Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	A birds-eye view of the race track and grandstand at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. Beside the dirt track is the turf course with grass and waterways. An inset illustration shows two racers in action. Letters on the grass to the south of the grandstand reads: "Hollywood Park."
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. The shareholders of the original Hollywood Park Turf Club included many celebrities and big names of the time including Walt Disney, Sam Goldwyn, Al Jolson, and Bing Crosby, among others. A fire destroyed much of the clubhouse and grandstand in 1949 and they were rebuilt by architect Arthur Froehlich. 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. By 1973, the club introduced Sunday racing, allowed under new legislation created by Governor Ronald Regan. 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.
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: 600
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark; Printed on linen-textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection