Have you ever wondered what going to the LA County Fair looked like a decade or five ago? We found this gem on YouTube the other day and had to share! Take a look at both the San Diego Fair and the LA County Fair of the 1950s in this video, covering everything from animal…
Throwback to the Modern Pentathlon in 1912! This photo, captured by the Swedish press, captures a fencing match at the Summer Olympics in Stockholm. We are proud to host the Modern Pentathlon World Cup this year! It is an honor to be a part of one of the oldest and most revered sports in Olympic…
We’ve been looking through Fair photos of old and we came across this fun one hidden in our archives: We still have culinary competitions to this day — from baking to BBQs, Fair guests continue to compete for that blue ribbon each year. It’s a big part of the LA County Fair. Some things never…
Six years ago today we broke ground at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center. Here’s one of our original renderings of the exterior: Since then we have seen countless conferences, retreats, competitions, weddings, holiday parties, fundraisers, auctions and other events. Here’s to many more memorable moments in the future!
We found this beautiful photo in our archives the other day and thought we would share with you! We don’t have an exact date of when this photo was taken but it was definitely before 1935, when the Fairplex Garden Railroad was moved to its current location, which spans the length of several expo halls.…
Throwback to the 1930s, when the Los Angeles County Fair was just getting its footing at Fairplex! At the time this photo was taken, the Fair was only 10-years-old or so. It’s crazy to think how much things have changed over the years. If you were to take a photo from the same angle, you…
L.A. County Fair Clock Tower 1952 Throwback to the L.A. County Fair in 1952! We found this old gem hiding in our photo archives and just had to share. The Clock Tower used to be located on Broadway, where the bull riding and Cal Spas section is today. The Grandstand still looks the same though!…
During the Fair, the Broadway street is characterized by the bustling crowds, sizzling turkey legs and funnel cakes and the SkyRide carrying passengers above the jolly chaos of the Fair. Before the SkyRide was built, we used to have a monorail that would take guests not only across Broadway, but around the entire Fairgrounds. This…
Whether you like it or not, Throwback Thursday is officially a thing. Every week Facebook, Twitter and particularly Instagram take the “tbt” hashtag by storm. We thought we would do a little throwback of our own back to the 1930s at the L.A. County Fair. As you can see, things were slightly smaller in scale.…
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