Hollywood Sportatorium was an indoor arena in Pembroke Pines, Florida, located at 17171 Pines Boulevard.
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10 Facts About Hollywood Sportatorium
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The Sportatorium was 26 miles from downtown Miami and 23 miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale.
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Hollywood Sportatorium was built beginning in September 1968 by Stephen Calder and Norman Johnson.
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The Hollywood Sportatorium was constructed as a hangar-like facility constructed out of concrete, a steel roof, an asphalt floor, and no air conditioning.
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Hollywood Sportatorium was often floated as the home of a professional basketball or hockey franchise.
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Additionally, the arena was only accessible from the then two-lane Hollywood Sportatorium Boulevard, resulting in massive traffic jams whenever events there attracted decent-sized crowds.
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Hollywood Sportatorium was regularly host to boxing, wrestling, tennis and ice skating events.
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Hollywood Sportatorium roof was infamous for occasionally leaking over the stage or the audience during heavy rainfalls.
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In 1979, the Hollywood Sportatorium sped up the flow of traffic somewhat by eliminating its $2.
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Hollywood Sportatorium's fate was effectively sealed with the opening of Miami Arena in 1988.
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