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Order Number	00105803
Title	Buick's Wildcat
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 3537
Date	1955
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	This show took place at the Pan Pacific Auditorium.; Pan Pacific Auditorium was located at 7600 Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax district. Its green and white western-facing 228 foot long facade featured four stylized towers and flagpoles meant to represent upswept aircraft fins above the entrance. Designed by architects Wurdemann & Becket, it was one of America's finest examples of Streamline Moderne architecture. From 1935 to 1972, when it was closed after the Los Angeles Convention Center opened, it held numerous sporting events, rallies, circuses, and car shows. After years of neglect and failed attempts at restoration, the structure was destroyed by fire in 1989. Pan Pacific Park is now located at this site.
Description	Photograph caption dated January 22, 1955 reads, "This sleek Buick experimental 'Wildcat' car is attracting a lot of attention at the Automobile Show at the Pan-Pacific, Joyce Meadows and Lois De Vinney are taking it for a ride. On the road, it is as smooth as a jet plane."
Subject	Los Angeles Auto Show. Pan Pacific Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.). Automobile shows--California--Los Angeles. Buick automobile. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Models (Persons)--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Auditoriums--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles). Lost architecture--California--Fairfax (Los Angeles). Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Wurdeman, Walter C. Becket, Welton. Motor Car Dealers Association of Los Angeles.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection