FUN WITH MAPS – ISSUE 2021-9
DAILY FEATURE: By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)
LOVELAND, OH (January 14, 2021) – In Issue 2021-9 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps we talk NFL Football.
Aerial photo Los Angeles Memorial Colisuem (Home to the 1st NFL Pro Bowl Game Janueay 14, 1951. (Photo LA Times Archives)
La La Land
The first NFL Pro Bowl was held 70 years ago today in the LA Coliseum. The AFC all-stars won on that day 28-27.
The first 21 games were held in Los Angeles before moving to Honolulu for the next 30.
The LA Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to the Los Angeles Veterans of the First World War. It hosted the Summer Olympics twice, and will do so again in 2028.
Here is the LA Planning Commission’s master plan of the freeway system from 1953.
Master Plan for Los Angeles, CA Freeway System – 1953 (Credit Steve Kovacs)
Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.
Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.
