St. Nicholas Arena, 66 St. Off Broadway, NYC, New York

• Operator: AOW Corporation (America on Wheels)
• Manager: Frank Morris[1]
• Pro/Coach: Bob & Loni Riley[1]Georgia Jolley[1]
• Organist: Estelle Martinique[1]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: [?]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened (as AOW): Sept 16, 1943[1] - ?
(Exact closing date unknown, but listed as closed in 1948 Roller Skating Rinks Directory)

Known as The Royal Windsor Palace during WW2.[2]
The Arena was first known for ice skating and later, boxing & wrestling.
Building opened in 1894 & was demolished in the 1980s. [2]


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Courtesy https://www.wikiwand.com/en/St._Nicholas_Rink


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