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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 is Laker Elgin Baylor (22) trying to score as Pistons Bailey Howell (18) and Walter Dukes (23) try to block the shot. The game was held at the Sports Arena. Photograph dated January 31, 1963. See images 00157626 through 00157628 for all photos in this series.
Baylor, Elgin Howell, Bailey Dukes, Walter Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) Detroit Pistons (Basketball team) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, Calif.) Basketball players Men Spectators Basketball Arenas Scoreboards Lost architecture Los Angeles (Calif.)
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