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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 11, 1965 reads "The Los Angeles Blades making a determined bid for a playoff berth in the Western Hockey League had their hopes set back a little last night, after winning four straight, by dropping a 3-2 decision to the Victoria Maple Leafs at the Sports Arena. Blade goalie Jack McCartan, left, watches Warren Hynes, Victoria's Larry Kennan [sic] and Howie Young (with puck) scramble for the puck behind the Blades' goal."
McCartan, Jack Hynes, Warren Keenan, Larry Young, Howie,--1937- Los Angeles Blades (Hockey team) Victoria Maple Leafs (Hockey team) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hockey players Men Hockey Hockey--Goalkeeping Hockey arenas Los Angeles (Calif.)
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