Playa del Rey Motordrome (site) (Los Angeles, California)
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The Playa del Rey resort had several other attractions over the years. An incline railroad was built up the side of the palisades to give tourists a panoramic view of the lagoon and seashore. Its two cars were named Alphonse and Gaston. In 1913 racing promoters build a Motordrome which featured a mile circumference wooden track. Auto races there featured Barney Oldfield and other pioneer race car drivers. The track, which was near the present day intersection of Culver and Jefferson Boulevard, burned the following year.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motordrome,_California
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Coordinates: 33°58'0"N 118°26'33"W
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- Old Hughes Aircraft Plant and Runway (Westchester area now called Playa Vista) 2.7 km
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- Cheli Air Force Station (site) 24 km
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- NAB Terminal Island (site) 29 km
- site of North American- Rockwell Downey plant and Vultree Aircraft. 29 km
- Simons Brick Company Plant Number 3 (1905-1953) 29 km
- Aircraft Manufacturing Plant 30 km
- Ballona Wetlands 0.6 km
- The Marina 1 km
- Marina del Rey, California 1.1 km
- Playa del Rey 2.4 km
- Palisades del Rey (Surfridge Ghost Town) 2.7 km
- Venice 2.9 km
- Del Rey 3.1 km
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) 4 km
- Westchester 4.2 km
- South Bay 14 km