Fifteen sports venues were used for the 1932 Summer Olympics. In order to control costs in the wake of the Great Depression, existing venues were used. They included two golf courses, two city parks, three public highways, and a city road. The Swimming Stadium was the only new venue constructed for these games. The Rose Bowl, constructed in 1921, was made into a temporary velodrome for track cycling events under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).History of the Rose Bowl Stadium. Accessed 13 October 2010. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, constructed in 1923, was used as the Olympic Stadium.History of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Accessed 13 October 2010. The Olympic Auditorium was constructed in 1924 in preparation for Los Angeles being awarded the Games; it was modified to meet the specifications of the boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling federations. Long Beach Marine Stadium was created in 1925 when Alamitos Bay was dredged, then further dredged seven years later in time for the 1932 Games.Long Beach Marine Stadium information. Accessed 13 October 2010. Elysian Park, the oldest city park in Los Angeles, was founded in 1886, and has been part of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) training academy since 1925.History of Elysian Park. Accessed 13 October 2010.History of the Los Angeles Department Police Academy. Accessed 13 October 2010. The Riviera Country Club opened in 1926 as the Los Angeles Athletic Club Golf Course and was renamed Riviera by the time of the 1932 Games.History of the Riveria Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA: 1931-8. Accessed 14 October 2010. The Swimming Stadium, constructed adjacent to the Coliseum in 1932, was intended to be a temporary structure. Riverside Drive, Los Angeles Avenue, Vineyard Avenue, and the Pacific Coast Highway were common driving routes in California at the time of the 1932 Games.
fifteen sports VENues were used foR ThE 1932 summer OlyMpics. iN orDeR tO conTrol coSTs in THE Wake of thE greaT dEprESSioN, eXISTing VEnues werE used. ThEY inCLuDED two GoLf cOuRses, Two city ParkS, threE pUblic hIgHwAYs, and a city ROad. The sWimminG STadium was the ONlY New vENUE cONsTructed for thEsE gaMeS. thE roSE bowl, conSTrucTED IN 1921, wAS Made iNto A temporary velodRomE FOr trAck cYCLing evENTS under the auSpices oF The unioN cyClIsTE INTeRnatioNaLe (uci).history Of ThE rOSe BOwl staDIum. acCESsed 13 oCTObEr 2010. tHE Los angELeS MeMorIaL coLiseuM, coNstructEd in 1923, was UseD as tHe olYmPIC sTaDiUm.HiStOrY of THE los angeLes mEmorial ColiSeum. aCcesSed 13 oCtObER 2010. The OlYmPIc aUDIToriUm was construCteD in 1924 in pReparatiON for los anGelEs beiNg awaRded the gaMes; iT Was ModIFiED TO Meet thE speCifiCAtioNs OF The bOxIng, weightlifTing, anD Wrestling fEderatIOnS. lOng Beach marine StaDiUM waS creAteD in 1925 When ALamitoS bAY waS DrEdgeD, theN Further dREDged seVen yeaRs later in time fOr The 1932 gAMes.long beaCh marine sTadIum inFormatiON. accesseD 13 octobEr 2010. Elysian Park, tHe OldesT cIty PaRk in Los aNgeLEs, waS FOUNdeD in 1886, And has Been pArt of thE lOs Angeles Police depaRtMENT (lApd) tRaINing academY siNCe 1925.hiStorY of elysian PARk. AccesSED 13 octObeR 2010.histOry of thE loS anGeleS DEpartmENt Police AcaDemy. aCceSsEd 13 OCtoBer 2010. thE RivierA CounTry CLub openeD in 1926 as ThE Los AngeLEs aThLetic club goLF couRsE And wAS reNAmed Riviera By thE TiMe of The 1932 GamES.HIStOry OF the rivERIA countrY CLub In pacific PalISadES, ca: 1931-8. acCEsseD 14 ocTobER 2010. tHe sWImmiNg staDium, cOnstrucTeD aDJacenT To thE colIseUm in 1932, was inTended to Be a tEMpOrary sTRuctuRe. RiVeRsIDE drIve, los angEles avenue, vinEYaRd aVENUE, and The paCiFic coaSt HIghway Were commON DrivIng ROUtes in caliForNIa at the tiME Of the 1932 GAMES.