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Memorial Coliseum and the Memorial Sports Arena, Exposition Park

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Kelly, Howard D

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Title supplied by cataloger.Aerial view shows two major centers of interest, the Memorial Coliseum (left) and the Memorial Sports Arena (center); view is looking northwest. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, located at 3911 S. Figueroa Street, was officially opened on May 1, 1923 and was designed by John and Donald Parkinson; general contractor was Edwards, Widley & Dixon Company. The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, located at 3939 S. Figueroa Street, was officially opened on July 4, 1959 and was designed by Welton Becket; general contractor was L.E. Dixon Company. Figueroa Street can be seen at bottom right corner and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is at bottom left corner. Photograph taken for Pioneer Flint Kote. Photograph dated June 12, 1959.
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Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
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