WASHINGTON, D.C. - Many street closures and parking restrictions are scheduled in Northwest Washington on Friday for the funeral of Washington Wizards (web | news) owner Abe Pollin.

The memorial services are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Those services will conclude at approximately 1:00 p.m.

Beginning at 10:00 a.m., Macomb Street will be closed between Massachusetts Avenue and Idaho Avenue and 39th Street will be closed between Massachusetts Avenue and Newark Street in Northwest. There will also be no parking on those streets between 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Immediately following the services, the funeral procession is scheduled to take the following route and may effect traffic along the way:

North on Massachusetts Avenue around Ward Circle, NW, west on Nebraska Avenue NW, south on Arizona Avenue, NW, north on Canal Road, NW and westbound over the Chain Bridge into the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A public memorial service will also be held on Dec. 8 at Pollin's Verizon Center.

Many who knew Pollin says he touched their lives with his lasting legacy.

"He was just a trailblazer. He just made things happen for other people," a fan said.

Among Pollin's accomplishments were his philanthropy and his two state-of-the-art arenas. The Capital Centre, located in Landover, Md., was the nation's first sports major venue with luxury boxes and a big replay screen. It was topped 24 years later by the Verizon Center, which Pollin built with $200 million of his own money at a time when many owners of professional franchises demanded taxpayer support for new facilities - and threatened to move their teams if they didn't get it.

"He had opportunities to go to other places, but this is where he wanted to be," team president Ernie Grunfeld said. "He wanted to do this for his city. He had other opportunities too. He could have gone to other places. But this is where he wanted it because he wanted to do this for the city."

Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship in 1978 and later had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Hall of Fame center Wes Unseld.

"I just lost a real, real good friend," said Unseld, star of the 1978 title team who later became the team's coach and then general manager. "And I think it's more than any of you will understand or I could even explain."

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