Weingart Stadium
The Weingart Stadium (formerly ELAC Stadium ) is a stadium on the grounds of East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park . It was opened in 1951 and was a sports venue for the 1984 Summer Olympics .
history
The ELAC Stadium, which opened in 1951, cost $ 3.1 million to build. It offers 20,365 seats, in addition to which there is also some standing room. Games in soccer , hockey and American football were played in the stadium. The stadium was renovated for the 1984 Summer Olympics . Following the work, the ELAC Stadium was renamed Weingart Stadium. During the 1984 Games, the matches of the hockey tournaments took place in Weingart Stadium. In 1990, the United States national hockey team also played another international game at this stadium. In addition, athletics competitions took place like the Los Angeles District Championships held.
In the early 1990s, the Los Angeles Salsa soccer team played their home games at Weingart Stadium. For the 1994 film Forrest Gump , the scenes that show a football game at the University of Alabama stadium were filmed in this stadium . The university team's football games are currently taking place at Weingart Stadium. The Alhambra High School also holds its graduation ceremony there.
literature
- Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee: Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad. Los Angeles, 1984 . 2 volumes. Edited by Richard B. Perelman, Los Angeles 1985, ISBN 0-9614512-0-3 (Volume 1: Organization and Planning . Volume 2: Competition Summary and Results ). Online at la84foundation.org as a PDF in six parts: Volume 1, Part 1 , 26.1 MB; Volume 1, Part 2 , 12.3 MB; Volume 1, Part 3 , 21.0 MB; Volume 2, Part 1 , 24.1 MB; Volume 2, Part 2 , 11.1 MB; Volume 2, Part 3 , 11.4 MB; last accessed on September 30, 2009.
Web links
Competition venues for the 1984 Summer Olympics
