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and was designed to be the "finest midget car racetrack on the West Coast." With a capacity to hold 17,000 spectators, the stadium cost $ 200,000 to construct. As television became more popular in the 1950s, attendance began to decline and the stadium began to deteriorate. In May 1958, Talbert
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