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Title supplied by cataloger. 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. Pictured are the Los Angeles Blades going up against the Seattle Totems at the Sports Arena. The Blades are in the white jerseys. Photograph dated March 16, 1964. See images 00157809 through 00157812 for all photos in this series.
Los Angeles Blades (Hockey team) Seattle Totems (Hockey team) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hockey players Men Spectators Hockey Hockey--Goalkeeping Hockey arenas Los Angeles (Calif.)
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