Hippodrome Skating Rink, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach, California

• Financed by: Charles W. Harlow[1]
• Operator/Manager: J. E. Dunbar & Jed Cousins[1]
• Pro/Coach: Bob Labriola[4], Jack F. MaGuire Jr.[5]
• Organist: [?]
• Floor size: 18,000 sq ft.[1]
• Floor type: Hardwood[6]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: Feb 15, 1929 [1] - 1976 [8]

Major fire damage in 1948.[7]
(No info found about the re-opening, but ads appeared in 1949.)

• Became FHP Hippodrome senior health care center.[8]
• Today, it's the Museum of Latin American Art.
(Looks like the wooden floor is still in use. Photos below.)

The full page grand opening announcement.
It was too difficult to read, so I cropped & enlarged sections.
Those sections are directly below.







Heavy fire damage at Hippodrome.


The Hippodrome was soon back in operation.
(No info found about the re-opening.)





Story of the Robert Norton pipe organ.
From the Hippodrome to the Theatre Organ Pizza restaurant.




How it looked as the FHP Hippodrome senior health care center.


Memories.




Aerial view courtesy Google.
The Hippodrome building is in there.

Images from the Museum of Latin American Art.
Nice floor.



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Sources

(1)The Long Beach Sun February 15, 1929
(2)Reserved
(3)
(4)Independent June 23, 1960
(5)1970s SRSTA Roster.
(6)The Los Angeles Times February 15, 1988
(7)Independent Feb 1, 1948
(8)The Los Angeles Times March 18, 1984

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