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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 February 1, 1964 reads "Los Angeles Blade defenseman Bill Burega is shown just as his head hit the ice during Friday night's Blades vs. Denver hockey game at the Sports Arena. Burega was knocked cold by collision (see inset) and today is at Hollywood Community Hospital recovering from a concussion. Bill Shvetz is the Denver player knocking Burega to the ice." See image 00157796 for additional photo in this series.
Burega, Bill Los Angeles Blades (Hockey team) Denver Invaders (Hockey team) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hockey players Men Hockey Hockey injuries Hockey arenas Los Angeles (Calif.)
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