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A crowd assembles at Figueroa and Olympic, some waiting to cross into L.A. Live, others selling MJ merchandise. A reporter from Inside Edition prepares to give away a ticket to a lucky fan on the sidewalk. The corner of Figueroa and Olympic was crowded with media, vendors and fans both with tickets and without. The corner of Figueroa and Olympic was crowded with media, vendors and fans both with tickets and without. An LAPD officer checks wristbands as fans cross Olympic Blvd. A group that crossed Olympic without the required wristbands waits for a light to cross back. The extensive media risers were fully occupied in the hours before Tuesday's MJ memorial service. Mounted LAPD officers stand on Figueroa, riding visored horses. Ticketholders pass a temporary water fountain set up by LADWP. The ESPN screen facing Figueroa was put into MJ service Tuesday morning. The corner of Figueroa and Olympic was crowded with media, vendors and fans both with tickets and without. LAPD officers look for wristbands on those entering the L.A. Live complex for the Michael Jackson memorial service. LAPD vehicles line Olympic outside L.A. Live. Rolls Royces in the MJ motorcade cross Olympic on the 110 south.

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