L.A.T.E: Historical Landmark #7 Rose Bowl

U.S National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Reference #87000755

As my summer vacation came to an end, my pursuit of national and state landmarks will still continue.

My reason for this visit was not for a historic stadium tour or a random drive up there to know the history, it was because I had tickets for the Eminem/Rhianna concert. Of course, for some this is just a random stadium/venue but this is one of the oldest stadiums built in the United States. Just to give you an idea Dodger Stadium opened in 1962 and the Rose Bowl opened in 1922. The Rose Bowl the third oldest active stadiums of professional sports in the United States only Wrigley Field (Cubs) and Fenway Park (Boston) are the oldest

College football games, Super Bowls, soccer world cup games (Men's World Cup 1994, Women's world cup 1999), summer olympics of 1984 and 1932, sold out concerts from Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, JayZ/Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Eminem/Rhianna and U2 have all taken place in this historic venue.

Memorable Events:

1999 Women's World Cup Final: 90,000 attended the Rose Bowl to watch the U.S women team defeat China. To this day this game remains as the largest crowd ever to watch a women's sporting event. Despite being 8 years old I remember watching this game on T.V.

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: 93.000 attended this event. I remember watching this game at the MGM grand hotel before I left to the Electronic Dance Festival.

I will never forget this game 2006 Rose Bowl USC vs Texas, I am not a fan of college football but this game has to go as one of the best football games ever.