The Olympic City

The only American city to host the Summer Games three times: 1932, the breakthrough commercial spectacle of 1984, and the car-light Games coming in 2028.

Part of Los Angeles

17 moments in this segment.

1. 1930 — Exterior view of the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929. Los Angeles, 1930. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
2. 1932 — 1932 Los Angeles Olympics highlights. Highlights of the Depression-era Games.
3. 1932 — 1932 LA Olympics — track & field (silent newsreel). The original 1932 Games newsreel, from PeriscopeFilm.
4. 1932 — 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games (archival newsreel). Newsreel film of the 1932 Games.
5. 1932 — The 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. LA hosts the Summer Games for the first time.
6. 1932 — 1932 LA Olympics & the Graf Zeppelin docking (Kinolibrary). Archive film of the 1932 Games and the airship over the city.
7. 1984 — 1984 Olympics — closing ceremony. On August 12, 1984, the Games of the XXIII Olympiad ended in Los Angeles, California with ceremonies at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This video is the ABC network's live coverage of the closing ceremonies.
8. 1984 — 1984 Olympics — closing celebrations. Los Angeles, 1984.
9. 1984 — The LA ’84 opening ceremony was a whole vibe. 📲 Want to watch live sport and original documentaries for free? Check out our website:
10. 1984 — 1984 Olympic opening ceremony (full broadcast). The actual 1984 opening-ceremony broadcast.
11. 1984 — 1984 Olympics — opening ceremony highlights. The commercial-breakthrough 1984 Games open.
12. 1984 — John Kerr Los Angeles Olympics 1984. Los Angeles, 1984. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
13. 1984 — Los Angeles in 1984. The city in its Olympic year.
14. 2007 — Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum July 2007 5. Los Angeles, 2007. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
15. 2009 — Canon F1-New - analog SLR camera in Edition "Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984". Los Angeles, 2009. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
16. 2009 — Detailed view of Canon F-1 New 'Los Angeles Olympics 1984 Edition' with motor drive. Los Angeles, 2009. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
17. 2015-06-15 — LA hosts the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. Los Angeles, 2015.