Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Very Clean Restroom Facilities. Stadium seating needs upgrades but a Very Cool Awesome Stadium

I grew up non-​denominational Christian and was invited to this event on Saturday, April 9 in Los Angeles. Drove down from Pasadena. What an experience!
I truly enjoyed this weekend of spontaneity.
Here are 19 photographs, some with captions.

This is the must see that you didn’t know you needed to see. History, architecture, sports – take your pick. Took the tour with docent Sheree. She was fantastic. Just the right amount of enthusiasm and information. Don’t think you need to be a USC fan to enjoy this tour. Couldn’t be farther from the case for us. Spend a day at at the park and see the Space Shuttle next door.

We had the distinct pleasure of taking a tour, with a wonderful gentleman, named Bob. After speaking with him for under 10 minutes, he sold us on the tour, easily!
We got to see plaques of many politicians, sports figures, presidents, and more. We were able to tour the Trojan locker room, the roof above the Press Box, where up and coming athletes sign their contracts, and so forth. They even show how many pro football players, were originally students of USC. We walked through the player’s tunnel and took a photo near the grassy field.
Such a blast, whether a Trojan fan or not!

Under the heading; every seat is a good seat we had a great time watching the home team demolish their cross town rival

Love this place! Love all events that are there from concerts, to private parties, to sports games especially ISC football. I run into everyone there!!!

Watched the USC game today and I was extremely happy with the Victory over Arizona. The stadium has a lot of history but the seats need some help. Cup holders would be a nice addition also. I should have brought some cushions. Overall great experience and a great venue for a game though and sporting event.

Let’s go USC football!
Awesome atmosphere – you just feel the students’ vibes and passion while we cheer on our Trojan football team.
FIGHT ON.

I have so many memories here at the LA Coliseum, and it seems to have really cleaned up over the years. I spent many summer festivals, Halloweens, and new years here. It was rather dangerous at one point. I remember coming here to EDC and it was mad crowds of raging people pushing at all directions. Every where there were confused disgruntled workers and bathrooms were a disaster. Monstermassive was awful, I was crushed into a pitiful pulp against crowds of rowdy uncontrollable children.
However, I came to FYF fest over the summer and was surprised how organized it was. The was a pretty good overall crowd flow, and also they separated the drinking areas from the non drinking areas and did a good job of making sure no body was trampled. ALso the food selection was ridiculous and actually pretty good. I didn’t eat anything that I objected to. So good job LA Coliseum for finding some decent vendors.
i felt it was a lovely happy weekend. :D

This venue is amazing no other comes close. The coliseum is a electric place filled lots of Trojan fans. I was a witness to a wonderful game the un ranked Trojans welcome the #3 team in the nation the Utes from Utah. I could smell the upset or maybe the food. USC won of course. The atmosphere was great people are friendly easy to get in and out. Will definitely be back.
Fight on

It’s an oldie but a goodie; a historic venue that’s showing its age. It’s always fun to watch the Huskies come in here and beat the Trojans. The USC band, however, keeps playing that same damn song over, and over, and over again which makes the experience a little less pleasant.
Right on! Or, they usually say something like that.

This place hosted the Olympics in 1984. Nothing says historic, legendary, and amazing!
I have only been here for the USC Football games, and although it has been through changes, it still continues to be a friendly and good experience overall. There are lots of shops and food places to grab a bite or drink. As for the game experience, the Jumbotron has made a HUGE difference.
You must experience a USC Football game at the Coliseum!

The coliseum is a gorgeous stadium that has a ton of history to it and honestly gives you this special feeling within your stomach that is really difficult to explain and/​or recreate. I remember coming to this place as a little boy and thinking it was larger then life, fortunately and/​or unfortunately, nothing at this place has really changed aside from the addition of a new scoreboard. Overall, watching USC play at the coliseum is indeed a fantastic experience, it’s just this place needs to upgrade the vendor offerings and parking situation. If you have never been, I would highly recommend visiting at least once.
Pros–
Historic
Views
Atmosphere
Torch lighting
Friendly crowds
General feel
Cons–
Parking stinks and is expensive
Needs some upgrades
Need some additional vendors

Geez. Nothing has changed since USC took over the management of the venue. I thought USC was supposed to upgrade the place.
The concessions still suck big time. The quality is very inconsistent and the prices are a rip off. Today, to avoid standing in line, I went to a concession with no line and ordered 2 ‘foot long’ hot dogs for $ 9 each. What I got was a shriveled up hot dog (it was long but very skinny) served on a cold, dry French roll bread used for their BBQ sandwiches. Seriously? It looked ridiculous. The wiener was sandwiched by 5 inch wide pieces of bread. How do you eat that? I asked why they don’t have hot dog buns and they just shrugged. The boys ended up just eating the wiener without the bread. Don’t blame them.
With talks of a NFL team playing at the Coliseum next year, I sure hope some urgency goes into making some improvements at this tired old relic.

Definitely dated but the seats are comfortable enough.
Olympic torch and plenty of history.
They don’t sell Booze for college games.

This stadium is located on Exposition and MLK Blvd, home to the SC Trojans.
I gave it a 3 star due to the neighborhood, meaning you have to be watchful were you park-​especially your surrounding. The City of LA must not do any type of street cleaning around the area-​and surrounding business and homes really don’t care.
I really like the statues in the front, reminds me of the greatness this stadium has seen. The stadium does a tour, but you have to go online to see what days they do.

Been here for many events like Revlon Run Walk and USC Home Games just to name a couple. More recently, the LA Weekly Burgers and Beer event. I do like how huge this place is, literally it is a coliseum. Yes, just like that of the Greek counterparts. However, parking here is another story. I guess the Greeks during those early days didn’t have cars.
Well, if you don’t mind walking near by the residential areas, you should be able to find parking with no problem. I park way past where the Metrolink stop is so it’s about 15 minutes. However, getting out sometimes at the larger events alone will take you that long if not more.
Of course, on top of that you will expect to pay at least $ 10-​$ 15. For special events, even more. Of course, you can say you are parking for the museum next door, parking price for that is usually fixed.
Inside, the stadium tunnels are very cool on a hot day. However, I remember back in the day using handicap access here and it was nearly impossible. I’ve talked to everyone who worked at here and everyone seems to give me the run around. We eventually had to «manually» lift the handicap above the stairs to go through the tunnels on a hot day. (which I highly don’t recommend you do unless you have a muscular lower back and can tolerate 100 degree heat)
Only place I do like nearby hear is the rose garden. Always brings a smile to my face.

If you miss your bf, should you Call or See Him (Coliseum)? Well it depends.
As for this stadium, it’s one of the biggest in the world with 93,600 capacity, but it’s not one of the best. It needs a severe facelift if it’s going to host NFL games again, and it probably won’t since they’re planning on a new stadium way out in Carson instead.
First-​Hand Experience: Info on my personal visit to this stadium — Having lived in Los Angeles for 2 years of my young life, I made several visits to the LA Memorial Coliseum. The most memorable was to watch USC play college football. This was back when they had Carson Palmer, although I’ve been there since. I have to say it hasn’t changed much in all that time. It’s big and energetic and impressive, but it badly needs some renovations, and has pretty awful food, so I can’t give it more than a 4. Not to mention the awful parking situation. Plus a lot of the seats on the upper levels aren’t particularly great. You feel a million miles away from things (same as the Rose Bowl).
I’ve been to every cool stadium in the UK & North America, due to my obsession with travel & sport. I’ve toured America as a musician for 7 or 8 years. In that time, I’ve seen sports games at, or visited when empty (and usually both), at almost every major stadium in US and Canada. I have pictures of most which I will upload at some point. Also, on future travels, I plan to take new pix, and add more stadia! Watch this space!
***back to regular review***
When USC play here, yes the atmosphere is excellent for one of the best college football teams in the country, but having said that, given that it’s LA, a city with high standards and good facilities, this place (and the Rose Bowl) should just be a little better, a little more comfortable, and a little more modern with better views and steeper sides. They’re not… and won’t be anytime soon… but they should be.
Also for concerts the acoustics absolutely suck. It was great for the 1984 Olympics but time moves on, we’re over Reagan (I wish).
When in LA, by the way, try Pastrami at Arry’s Superburger.

I have always passed by this place on my way to work. But, I have been to the actual stadium twice. Once for a USC football game and another time for a concert. Each experience was very different for me.
For the USC football game, we came a little late so we didn’t get a chance to tailgate. The parking was a breeze as they opened up most of the parking structures in the school. We parked in one of the structure paid $ 15. During games days, alcohol is allowed on campus so we brought our own drinks and drank while we waited for the game to start. (Outside alcohol is not allowed in the stadium so make sure to drink everything before you go in). The stadium is nice and feels like there is history all around. There are plenty of bathrooms in the stadium. We had seats in the center field so we got to see everything. The seats are a little cramped so we had to practically step over people to leave. (But it’s not too bad). The only bad part was that when we were leaving the parking lot, it was crawling. We ended up just reparking the car, then getting out to get something to eat.
For the concert that I went to, we drove locally through Vermont. I saw people street parking in Vermont, but I assumed that the lots at USC will be open. However, there were no lots open and all the designated parking lots were full. We ended circling the area for 20 minutes and finally, we saw a resident of the neighboring block «sell» us his street spot. We paid him 20 dollars. If not for him, we wouldn’t have found parking. My suggestion for anyone coming for anything aside for a football game, get there early to find parking.
Overall, aside from the parking experience, pretty good experience. Oh, and they have bacon wrapped hot dogs outside of the stadium so it smells like hot dogs all around. Yum!

An iconic stadium.
Does it need to be renovated? Well, not really.
Do the vendors need to be updated? Maybe, although I always get something I like.
Should they sell beer? Yes.
Is parking bad? It’s LA, of course. We should learn to take public transportation and carpool.
Is it ready to be the home of an NFL team? Absolutely!

The bad list (and it’s very bad):
* vendors are all generic, except for the bbq stand (why only this one?)
* beers not sold within the gates
* parking is very bad — be prepared to pay big and walk for blocks ($cash$ only)
* unless you’re on the lower level, you’ll be very far away from the action
* to get to a concession, you have to completely exit the stadium — takes too long.
The good (and it’s small):
* it’s where to find Trojan football
* it’s historic — you can just feel the years and it’s cool
Can it be fixed?
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Well, the vendors and if beers was sold, sure. But nothing else. Time to put better parking and a more updated structure to hold USC FOOTBALL and a PRO team, attracting WORLD CUP, OLYMPICS, SUPERBOWL, and major ACTS (BANDS and what not) — back to Los Angeles.
Yes, that’s the ticket.

I’m torn on my review; I love tradition which this place has (obviously), but I also like good food selection, updated bathrooms, and adult beverages. The alcohol aspect is part of the Pac 12 rules, but it still bugs.
Going to an event at the Coliseum is a must, walk around and take in the heritage. Enjoying a game at the Coliseum is just OK, the seats are further removed from the field than say the Rose Bowl, and the concession stand aspect is badly lacking.
As a USC football season ticket holder, I see the Coliseum as a necessary evil.

Home of the Trojan football games :) This HUGE stadium can easily fit over 90,000 people. It’s located within Exposition Park so it’s pretty easy to get to on the Expo Line (which I highly encourage if you don’t want to be sitting in traffic or paying $ 25 for a parking spot).
You can walk from USC to the LA Coliseum. Please do. You get to walk past the Rose Garden and Endeavor so it’s a fun walk before the big game. There will be people selling the famed LA hot dog (bacon-​wrapped hot dog) in every corner before stadium.
There are just under 30 entrances to the Coliseum. The entrances that you first hit will be the most packed — and it tends to be the Students Section. Walk around and find a less crowded entrance and you’ll get in more quickly.
Sadly, they don’t serve alcohol :(Food is crazy expensive. I recommend bringing snacks or sandwich if you’re on a budget. I’ve never had anyone throw food out. They do search your purse but they don’t pat you down.
Go to a USC football game!

The Raiders…(In Pirate Voice).
Yes, the Raiders used to play here in the 80’s and part of the the 90’s, when we last had a NFL football team in Los Angeles. When I think about the Raiders I think about this place and after years of wanting to visit this historical landmark, it was worth a visit.
Its old as your 7^th. generation grandma. Built in the 1920’s and with the look of a Roman Greek coliseum it has a distinctive feel to it. If your here for a sporting event, its not your traditional modern stadium, it does not any luxury boxes or club seats. Before, I was thinking that this place is so old I thought people were just sitting on bleachers but it is individual seating, the comfort is average/​okay.
It is located in Exposition Park walking distance from the California Science Center and across the street from USC. Parking was $ 10 when we went inside the lot for the Science Center. On Game time I would say arrive early for a good spot. The bronze statues at the entrance way looked pretty cool to pose for a picture spot.
Not the best L.A. venue but the historical value is there, but just to take pictures and stop by outside to check-​out the arena is worth filling in your L.A. history itinerary.

Das 90.000 Zuschauer fassende Memorial Coliseum ist ein Sportstadion im
Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Hier fanden 1932 und 1984 die Leichtathletik
Wettkämpfe der Olympischen Spiele statt. Bekannt ist es auch durch den ersten
Super Bowl, der 1967 hier stattfand. Einen Zuschauerrekord gab es auch: 2008
sahen über 115.000 Zuschauer ein Baseball Freundschaftsspiel. Des Weiteren
finden hier auch Rockkonzerte statt.