Wilmington Bowl - Revision history

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	The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. [[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, promoting shows during a brief 1935 run of shows, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.		[[File:WilmingtonBowl.JPG\|center\|550px]]
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			The '''Wilmington Bowl''' was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards.

			[[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. [[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, promoting shows during a brief 1935 run of shows, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s.

			The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

Matt at 16:50, 19 January 2018

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	The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. [[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, ~~and as late as the~~ brief 1935 run of ~~show~~, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.		The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. [[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, promoting shows during a brief 1935 run of shows, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

Matt at 16:48, 19 January 2018

2018-01-19T16:48:50Z

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	The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929.[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, and as late as the brief 1935 run of show, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.		The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. [[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, and as late as the brief 1935 run of show, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

Matt at 16:47, 19 January 2018

2018-01-19T16:47:42Z

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	The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the Los Angeles ~~suburb~~ of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.		The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the southern Los Angeles Harbor Region neighborhood of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929.[Dave Landau]] promoted in this era, and as late as the brief 1935 run of show, before returning briefly in the mid-1940s. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	*"Fuentes Choice Tonight in Bout at Wilmington", ''Los Angeles Times'', April 16, 1954 (gives capacity and address)		*"Fuentes Choice Tonight in Bout at Wilmington", ''Los Angeles Times'', April 16, 1954 (gives capacity and address)


	[[Category:California Venues\|Wilmington Bowl]]		[[Category:California Venues\|Wilmington Bowl]]
			[[Category:Los Angeles Venues]]

Ric at 23:13, 7 May 2006

2006-05-07T23:13:18Z

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	The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda ~~Bouldevards~~. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.		The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Boulevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

Matt: capacity and address

2006-05-07T22:53:32Z

capacity and address

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	== Wilmington, ~~CA, USA ==~~		The Wilmington Bowl was a boxing venue in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington, located at the intersection of Anaheim and Alameda Bouldevards. [[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was 3,300.

	[[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was ~~approximately~~ 3,~~000~~.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	*"~~Louis, Henry~~ in ~~Lively Mix~~", ''Los Angeles Times'', ~~January 13, 1950~~, (~~[[Joe Louis]] draws a near sellout of 3,000 in four round exhibtion with [[Clarence Henry]]~~)		*"Fuentes Choice Tonight in Bout at Wilmington", ''Los Angeles Times'', April 16, 1954 (gives capacity and address)

	[[Category:California Venues\|Wilmington Bowl]]		[[Category:California Venues\|Wilmington Bowl]]

Matt: capacity on 2nd arena

2006-03-12T02:20:09Z

capacity on 2nd arena

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	== Wilmington, CA, USA ==		== Wilmington, CA, USA ==

	[[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time.		[[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time. The capacity of this arena was approximately 3,000.

	The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.		The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

			== Sources ==
			*"Louis, Henry in Lively Mix", ''Los Angeles Times'', January 13, 1950, ([[Joe Louis]] draws a near sellout of 3,000 in four round exhibtion with [[Clarence Henry]])

	[[Category:California Venues\|Wilmington Bowl]]		[[Category:California Venues\|Wilmington Bowl]]

Ric at 18:46, 11 July 2005

2005-07-11T18:46:02Z

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== Wilmington, CA, USA ==

[[Doc Moffett]] was its matchmaker from 1924 to late 1929. The original arena had a capacity of a little over 4,000. There were weekly shows on Wednesdays. But a fire destroyed the original arena in late 1929. A new brick arena was opened in 1930, but Moffett wasn't the matchmaker at the time.

The Wilmington Bowl would be a boxing venue for two more decades after the second arena was opened. But it appears that the heyday of the Wilmington Bowl was when shows were staged in the first arena.

[[Category:California Venues|Wilmington Bowl]]