The Pan Pacific Auditorium was a grand exhibition hall on Beverly Boulevard set on more than 20 acres just east of what’s now the Grove. Its four Streamline Moderne towers rose above generations of ...
In a city dominated by the car, the imposing streamlined elegance of the Pan Pacific Auditorium made the structure an instant Los Angeles icon. The venue for decades was a top draw for shows and ...
The 1940 Automobile Show introduced 150 brand-new autos to Los Angeles drivers. Twenty-thousand visitors attended the first day of the show. Twenty American and one foreign company displayed vehicles.