This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Schools

Photo Finish: The Olympic Games in LA, 1932 & 1984

Amy Inouye, Neighbor

Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984. These successful, and controversial, Olympics will be remembered for the ways they changed Los Angeles, as well as for the athletic performances of Babe Didrikson, Eddie Tolan, Stella Walsh, Carl Lewis, Mary Lou Retton, and Michael Jordan. For this program, author David Davis has culled dozens of black-and-white images exclusively from the Photograph Collection of the Los Angeles Public Library.

David Davis is the author of Showdown at Shepherd’s Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze; and Play by Play: Los Angeles Sports Photography 1889-1989 (images from the LAPL Photo Collection)

Part of the series LA in Focus: Images from the LAPL Photo Collection, sponsored by Photo Friends LAPL, photofriends.org

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

More from Highland Park-Mount Washington