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Encyclopedia > Los Angeles Sports Arena

The Los Angeles Sports Arena is an indoor arena in Los Angeles, California. Built by the city in 1959 at a cost of $7 million, the arena can seat 16,021 for ice hockey and 18,750 for basketball. It was the home to the following teams: The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ...

The Los Angeles Kings also played a few games at the arena in 1967. It is also the current home of the basketball teams at the University of Southern California, however the Galen Center will host USC basketball starting in Spring of 2006. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Los Angeles Sharks were a hockey team based out of Los Angeles that played in the World Hockey Association. ... WHA is also an abbreviation for World Hockey Association WHA (970 AM) is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States, currently part of the Wisconsin Public Radio network. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Los Angeles Kings are a National Hockey League team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Founded: 1967 Arena: Staples Center Uniform colors: Purple, black, and silver Logo design: A silver crown outlined in purple Stanley Cups won: none Added in the NHLs 1967 expansion, along with the Minnesota... An arena is a circular or oval shaped public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, and Southern California), Southern Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Scheduled to open in Spring of 2006, the Galen Center will be the basketball and volleyball facility for the University of Southern California Trojans. ... Carl Larsson, VÃ¥ren, 1907 Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Other events that have been held at the facility include boxing, wrestling, circus performances, ice hockey, ice skating, table tennis, equestrian events, conventions (such as the 1960 Democratic presidential convention), pop music concerts, indoor track and field meets and was the site of Olympic boxing during the 1984 Summer Olympics. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Wrestling may refer to: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The term circus originates from Latin and can mean several things: A public equipped space for shows and other spectacles of the Classical period (e. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Regional competition level table tennis, showing table, net, and player getting ready to return the ball with a winning backhand topspin stroke. ... Equestrian has several meanings: An equestrian is a horseback rider: see equestrianism An equestrian (Roman) is a member of one of the upper classes in ancient Rome. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ...


The Sports Arena has recently undergone a major renovation to bring it up to 21st century seismic standards. In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ... Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth. ...


The Sports Arena is located in Exposition Park, adjacent to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Exposition Park is the name of more than one place: Exposition Park (Los Angeles) Exposition Park (Pittsburgh) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California, near the campus of the University of Southern California. ...




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