Road Racing in Los Angeles

Mines Field, known today as Los Angeles International Airport, circa 1930. Courtesy of the Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, USC Libraries.

by Michael Satterfield

Mines Field was dedicated and opened as the official airport of Los Angeles in 1930, and just two years later the 1.9-mile dirt road racing track was built next to the main runway. Racing lasted at Mines Field until 1936, a year later the Airport would be purchased by the city of Los Angeles and the complex would be expanded to become LAX.

Courtesy of the Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, USC Libraries.

Areal view of Mines Field

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Racing at Mines Field in the mid ’30s

Areal Map of Mines Field showing Century Boulevard behind the main grandstands.

Westwood Village Ford Racer at Mines Field

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