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St. Nicholas Rink

1896 establishments in New York City1980s disestablishments in New York (state)Boxing venues in New York CityBuildings and structures demolished in the 1980sCollege ice hockey venues in the United States
Defunct indoor arenas in New York CityDefunct sports venues in ManhattanEvent venues established in 1896Indoor ice hockey venues in the United StatesSports venues completed in 1896
St. Nicholas Rink 1901
St. Nicholas Rink 1901

The St. Nicholas Rink, also called the St. Nicholas Arena, was an indoor ice rink, and later a boxing arena in New York City from 1896 until 1962. The rink was one of the earliest indoor ice rinks made of mechanically frozen ice in North America (others included the North Avenue Ice Palace in Baltimore and the Ice Palace in New York, both opened in 1894), enabling a longer season for skating sports. It was demolished in the 1980s. As a rink, it was used for pleasure skating, and the sports of ice hockey and skating. It was an important rink in the development of both sports in the United States. As a boxing arena, it was one of the first legal venues for boxing and remained a busy venue until its closing, although as the popularity of boxing grew, the sport outgrew the capacity of the arena to hold title fights. The arena hosted live boxing on television.

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