Great Western Forum
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Prairie Ave facade of The Forum in 2014
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| Full name | The Forum, presented by Chase |
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| Former names | The Forum (1967–88) Great Western Forum (1988–2003) |
| Address | 3900 W. Manchester Blvd Inglewood, California 90305-2200 |
| Location | South Bay, Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 33°57′29″N 118°20′31″W / 33.95806°N 118.34194°W |
| Owner | The Madison Square Garden Company |
| Operator | MSG Entertainment |
| Seating type | Reserved |
| Capacity | 17,500 Half-bowl: 8,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 1, 1966 |
| Opened | December 30, 1967 |
| Renovated | 1988, 2012-2014 |
| Construction cost | US$16 million Renovation: 2014: $76.5 million (2013 renovations) |
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Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) (1967–99) Los Angeles Kings (NHL) (1967–99) Los Angeles Strings (WTT) (1975–78) Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL) (1979–80) Los Angeles Strings (WTT) (1981–93) Los Angeles Lazers (MISL) (1982–89) Los Angeles United (CISL) (1993) Los Angeles Blades (RHI) (1993–97) Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) (1997–2000) Los Angeles Stars (ABA) (2000–01) |
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Forum
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| NRHP Reference # | 14000661 |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2014 |
The Forum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located between West Manchester Boulevard, across Pincay Drive and Kareem Court. It is north of the under construction Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park and the new Hollywood Park Casino. It is about three miles east of Los Angeles International Airport. Opening on December 30, 1967, the Forum was an unusual and groundbreaking structure. Architect Charles Luckman's vision was brought to life by engineers Carl Johnson and Svend Nielsen, who were able to engineer the structure so that it had no major support pillars. This had previously been unheard of in an indoor arena the size of the Forum.
The arena is visible on the landing approach to the airport from the east. With Madison Square Garden, it was once one of the best-known indoor sports venues in the U.S. The Forum achieved its greatest fame as home to the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League from 1967 to 1999, when the teams moved to Staples Center to join the Los Angeles Clippers (who moved to Staples Center from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena). The Forum was also the home of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to their 2001 move to Staples Center.
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