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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, located at 3939 S. Figueroa Street, was officially opened on July 4, 1959 by then Vice President Richard M. Nixon and was designed by Welton Becket; general contractor was L.E. Dixon Company. The last event at the arena was a Bruce Springsteen concert. The arena was closed on March 19, 2016 and demolished to make room for a new soccer stadium. Photograph caption dated March 5, 1964 reads "Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers goes high into the air for a loose basketball Wednesday night in the Sports Arena against the St. Louis Hawks. Baylor got the ball, but his teammates didn't help out enough and the Lakers lost 110-105. Zelmo Beatty [sic] of the Hawks (32) and the Lakers' Leroy Ellis (25) stand by."
Baylor, Elgin Beaty, Zelmo Ellis, LeRoy Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) St. Louis Hawks (Basketball team) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, Calif.) Basketball players Men Spectators Basketball Arenas Lost architecture Los Angeles (Calif.)
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