On July 28, 1984, the Olympic Games began in Los Angeles, California. News 8's Doug McAllister scoped out the scene outside the Coliseum - which was the main venue for the games. "It looked good," he concluded. Doug found an interesting assortment of characters outside the Coliseum - some looking for tickets to opening ceremonies. Across the street, he found people hocking Olympic swag of all kinds including pins, fans, flags, seat pads, bumper stickers and even good ol' Los Angeles smog in a bottle. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/news-8-throwback-olympics-in-san-diego-los-angeles/509-3beca693-c74b-42a2-b34c-7dd4f7fa9f78

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