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Throughout the 1930s , 1940s and 1950s it was home to some of the biggest boxing, wrestling and roller derby events and has become somewhat of a landmark for boxing history. The 1960s and 1970s were a major boom period for the Olympic, as major wrestling events were held at the arena every other Friday night, as well as being the home to the roller-derby's Los Angeles T-Birds . Some scenes in the 1976 film Rocky were filmed at the venue. The arena closed its doors in the mid 1980s when promoter Gene LaBell discontinued his weekly wrestling shows due to low attendance figures when the boom of the professional wrestling era began. It reopened in 1993 , but the capacity was reduced to about 10,000. Currently the Auditorium seats 7,030 for boxing and wrestling, 4,514 for seated concerts, and 7,007 for general admission concerts. Up to 773 seats can be put on the arena floor, which measures 12,100 square feet (110' by 110'). On July 16 , 2000 , ECW held its Heatwave pay-per-view at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. It was ECW's first, and only West Coast appearance. Today the Olympic Auditorium is host to many music concerts and shows, as well as boxing and wrestling. The arena is famous for its box office number RI-9-5171 which is still in use today as (213) 749-5171. The arena is one of the last known major boxing and wrestling arenas of its respective golden eras still in existence today. In June 2005, the Glory Church Of Jesus Christ , a Korean-American church purchased the entire property. It will be operated as their parish. TRIVIA
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