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The doors were thrown open to the Pan Pacific Auditorium (PPA) on May 18, 1935, and the first event held there was a home show aimed at hyping then-President Roosevelt's signing of the Title I legislative act "which authorized government loans" aimed at aiding homeowners with repairs and renovations.  Photos of the opening day can be seen on the hollywoodphotographs.com web site.  Other Hollywood images can be seen on the same web site.

Clifford W. Henderson, who along with his brother Phillip constructed the PPA, said in a letter to the LA Times in 1978: "Prior to the construction of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles included no convention or public...