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Playa del Rey Motordrome (site) (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Marina del Rey / 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.

www.westland.net/venicehistory/articles/playadelrey.htm
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Coordinates:   33°58'0"N   118°26'33"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago