{"id":1418,"date":"2003-04-09T01:03:24","date_gmt":"2003-04-09T01:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/10\/04\/ambassador-auditorium-visiting-1036\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:16","slug":"ambassador-auditorium-visiting-1036","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/04\/09\/ambassador-auditorium-visiting-1036\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Auditorium &#8211; Visiting (1036)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From its opening in 1974 to its closing in 1995, the Ambassador Auditorium located in Pasadena hosted an impressive roster of performers. Among them were Luciano Pavarotti, Vladimir Horowitz and Ella Fitzgerald, and it was also the home base of the L.A. Chamber Orchestra. Huell profiles this world-class venue at a time when its future is unclear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">www.ambassadorcampus.org<br \/>\nambassador@wcg.org<br \/>\n626-304-6180<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pasadena Heritage<br \/>\n651 South St. John Avenue<br \/>\nPasadena, California&nbsp; 91105-2913<br \/>\n626-441-6333<br \/>\nwww.pasadenaheritage.org<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service&#8217;s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. 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