Here is some more information about the two motorcycle tracks under discussion . . . .
Coliseum @ 64th and Main
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Originally Posted by Noir_Noir
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This also says the Coliseum was the first facility built for motorcycle racing:
March 15, 1909,
Motorcycle Illustrated @
Hathitrust
Records were shattered at the new track (and, during the same two-week period, at Daytona Beach, FL).
Here, the track is called the
Prince Coliseum:
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Racing at the Coliseum:
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Previous three images from April 1, 1909,
Motorcycle Illustrated @ Hathitrust
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Los Angeles Stadium @ 35th and Hooper
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Originally Posted by Noir_Noir
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January 25, 1912,
Motorcycle Illustrated @
Hathitrust
The upper photo below is the same one on the program that
Noir_Noir posted. It seems to have been taken at a
race held at the Los Angeles Stadium on February 25, 1912. The lower photo shows spectators on the same day:
March 7, 1912,
Motorcycle Illustrated @
Hathitrust