Westend tennis hall, Tennis facility in Westend district, Espoo, Finland.
Westend tennis hall was a sports facility with two indoor courts, eight outdoor courts, office spaces, accommodation areas, club rooms, and a restaurant. The structure provided everything needed for complete tennis activities and social gatherings.
Architect Jarl Eklund designed the facility, which Olympic tennis player Arne Grahn commissioned and built in 1935 on his Hagalund property. The site was used as a venue for fencing competitions during the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics.
The site hosted the Swedish-speaking Westend Tennis Stadion Klubb, which was founded here in 1937 and brought organized tennis to the area. The club created a gathering place where players and members regularly met and developed connections.
The site cannot be visited today because the hall was destroyed by fire in 1967 and the land was later redeveloped. Visitors interested in the history can research local archives or explore Espoo's sports heritage through other means.
A fire in January 1967 completely destroyed the hall, ending over three decades of operation. Today the headquarters of insurance company LähiTapiola stands on the site, showing how completely the land was transformed.
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