Notes on the XXIII Olympiad – Los Angeles 1984 (Los Angeles and me addendum two)

Fifty two years after hosting the Olympic Games in 1932, Los Angeles became the first American city to twice be the host for the Summer Olympics. Four years earlier Lake Placid, NY became the first American city to host a …

Notes on the X Olympiad – Los Angeles 1932 (Los Angeles and me addendum one)

Los Angeles has twice played host to the Olympic Games. The city first hosted the Games of the X Olympiad in 1932 and, more recently, the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in 1984. The event is scheduled to return to …

Los Angeles and Me

As I’ve noted elsewhere in this series, it’s possible that my chronology is wrong and I first visited Los Angeles before my first trip to Saint Louis. In truth, one could technically say that the first time I was in …