St. Nicholas Skating Gymnasium

1895 - ?

This social gathering venue saw iterations from a dance hall to an ice skating rink. In its last decades, it was a boxing and wrestling venue. The building was razed in the 1980s to make was for ABC TV Studios, which opened its doors in 1989 on this site.

An old drawing of people skating indoors on the site.
An outdoor view of the building. The building is made of brick and has arching windows on the top floor.
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Details

Category
Other
Audience
Adults

Location

  • 69 W 66th St, New York, NY 10023, USA
    ? - ?

References

  1. http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-lost-st-nicholas-skating-rink-69.html
  2. https://iiif-prod.nypl.org/index.php?id=5221516&t=g
  3. https://www.lincolncenter.org/feature/legacies-of-san-juan-hill/interactive-map
  4. https://www.landmarkwest.org/abc/