Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy: 688 Holiday Bowl Site

Posted: July 28th, 2008

This is the site of the Holiday Bowl, which was popular among Blacks and Japanese and helped desegregate L.A. by providing a multiracial place for socializing and bowling. Holiday Bowl was demolished in 2003 and the site is now a sporting goods store. There is a website dedicated to the Holiday Bowl. 3730 South Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles.

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