A collection of photos of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, 7600 West Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles |

The Pan Pacific Auditorium is one of my favorite lost Streamline Moderne buildings in Los Angeles. It opened in the mid 1930s where it stood at 7600 West Beverly Boulevard near the site of the Gilmore Field baseball stadium. For 35 years it hosted political events, car shows, circuses, conventions, and concerts until it closed in 1972, then stood neglected for another 17 years until an enormous fire engulfed it.

Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles at night in color at night

General Eisenhower spoke to a crowd of 10000 people at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in 1952 a month before being elected President:

General Eisenhower spoke to a crowd of 10000 people at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in 1952 a month before being elected President

Pan-Pacific Auditorium, Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles (date unknown)

The Pan-Pacific Auditorium, 1937

Front entrance of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, 1600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles

Pan Pacific Auditorium, Julius Shulman, 1942 Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles

Pan Pacific auditorium in color.

Pan-Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles

Home Show At The Pan Pacific Auditorium 1935

Pan Pacific ice skating rink

The next three photos were taken by George Geary in the early 1980s after Xanadu came out:Aerial shot of Gilmore Stadium, Gilmore Field, Gilmore Drive-in, Farmer’s Market, and the Pan Pacific Auditorium.jpg

Above photograph by Michael Varhol (circa 1976 or 77) – www.michaelvarhol.com

This is what it looked like by 1984:

Pan Pacific Auditorium in ruins

Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles (in color, abandoned)

Pan Pacfic Auditorium, Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles Pan Pacific Auditorium taken between 1972 and 1977

Pan Pacific Auditorium in 1984 - 4

Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles

Pan Pacific Auditorium was destroyed by fire in 1989

Kay Wetmore says:

October 2, 2021 at 5:48 pm

Hello,
I am looking for a large print of one of these photos of the pan pacific auditorium. Do you know how I could find one or buy an electronic copy to print locally? Any help is greatly appreciated.

michelle smith says:

December 24, 2021 at 12:07 pm

I am trying to do the same – please let me know if you find one? thank you!

John says:

February 9, 2022 at 12:01 pm

Is this piece of art decco architecture still with us? What a magnificent structure. Lousy people writing graffiti on such a gem!!! What a messed up world we now live in.

Martin Turnbull says:

February 9, 2022 at 12:04 pm

No, it burned down in the 80s. There’s now a small structure on that lot which sort of commemorates it.

David Gish says:

July 22, 2024 at 10:04 am

Thanks for the memories, which btw is the name of a tune that Bob Hope stole from a co-star who was originally supposed to sing in a Hope flick, but Bob, as was true to character, stole, and went on to adopt as his ‘theme song’ to which he was identified throughout his career. My Uncle, Charles Solomon, was Hope’s ‘wardrobe man’ who traveled with Hope during his travels to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War. I attended many a basketball double-header with SC and UCLA hosting other Pac 10 rivals.