California Ice Skating Rink Resources

A collection of resources focused on, or related to, California ice skating rinks. See also more about California Skating, about U.S. Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

Anaheim

RINK NAME: Glacier Falls Ice Arena (CLOSED)
ADDRESS: 211 West Katella
LOCATION: Anaheim, Orange County, California
NOTE: Built around 1967\0

RINK NAME: Anaheim Hockey Club (CLOSED)
ADDRESS: 1000 North Edward Court
LOCATION: Anaheim, Orange County, California
NOTE: Former ice hockey facility that was later an indoor go-kart facility.

Belmont

RINK NAME: Belmont Iceland (CLOSED)
CLOSED: 2016
ADDRESS: 815 Old County Road
LOCATION: Belmont, San Mateo County, California
RESOURCE:
- Mercury News "Belmont Iceland to Close" 2016 Article

Berkeley

RINK NAME: Berkeley Iceland (CLOSED)
ADDRESS: 2727 Milvia Street
LOCATION: Berkeley, Alameda County, California
NOTE: After the rink closed its building was turned into a "Sports Basement" store with a cement floor poured to resemble an ice hockey rink.

Cathedral City

Cathedral City (COLSED
RINK NAME: Desert Ice Castle (2011-2020)
FIRST OPENED: 2011
CLOSED: 2020
ADDRESS: 68-600 Perez ROAD
LOCATION: Cathedral City, Riverside County, Caifornia
FORMER WEB SITE URL: deserticecastle.com (offline)
DESCRIPTION: Former ice rink that first opened in 2011 and closed on March 18, 2020 due in part to economic hardships caused in part by closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020.
ARTICLES:
- Web Site Archive (December 19, 2019)
- Web Site Archive (May 22, 2020)
- KESQ "Ice Castle Closing Permanently" May 5, 2020 Article

Costa Mesa

RINK NAME: Ice Chalet Costa Mesa (CLOSED)
OPENED: 1970's
CLOSED: January 28, 2001
ADDRESS: 2701 Harbor Boulevard
LOCATION: Costa Mesa, Orange County, California
Closed ice rink formerly located at in Costa Mesa. The rink first
ARTICLE:
LA Times "Days of Figure 8's Are Numbered" 2001 Article

Culver City

RINK NAME: Culver City Ice Arena (CLOSED)
FIRST OPENED: 1962
CLOSED: February 2, 1914
ADDRESS: 4545 Sepulveda Boulevard
LOCATION: Culver City, Los Angeles County, California
RELATED WEB SITE: culvericeproductions.com | Link |
NOTE: First opened in 1962 and it closed after more than 50 years in business on February 2, 1914, due to a significant rent increase they were not willing to pay.
ARTICLES:
- CBS-LA "Ice Rink Shuts Its Doors" Article
- CC Observer "Ice Rink Doomed" October 2015 Article
- LA Weekly "Memories of Culver Ice Arena" 2015 Article
- Frozen Royalty "Rink a Significant Cultural Resource" PDF Document

Lake Arrowhead

RINK NAME: Ice Castle International Training Center (CLOSED)
CLOSED: 2013
ADDRESS: 401 Burnt Mill Road
LOCATION: Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County, California
WEB SITE URL: icecastle.us (offline)
DESCRIPTION: Ice rink formerly located at in the unincorporated local community of Lake Arrowhead, California. The rinks last owner, former Olympian Anthony Liu, closed the rink in 2013 due to economic reasons and moved his training operation to a rink in the Palm Springs area.
ARTICLE:
LA Times "Ice Castle Closing" 2013 Article

Lancaster

RINK NAME: SkatePex USA Ice Rink (CLOSED)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS: Holiday Skating Rink Lancaster
ADDRESS: 45431 23rd Street West
LOCATION: Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles

RINK NAME: Iceon Skating Center (CLOSED)
ADDRESS: 12385 San Fernando Road
LOCATION: Sylmar Neighborhood, Los Angeles City and County, California

RINK NAME: Iceoplex at North Hills (CLOSED)
ADDRESS: 8345 Hayvenhurst Place
LOCATION: North Hills Neighborhood, Los Angeles City and County, California
ARTICLE:
LA Times "North Hills Ice Venue to Move" March 2001 Article

Norwalk

RINK NAME: Norwalk Ice Arena (CLOSED)
CLOSED: 2008 (demolished)
ADDRESS: 14100 Shoemaker Road
LOCATION: Norwalk, California
ARTICLE:
Press Telegran "Norwalk Rink Shuttered" March 2008 Article

Oxnard

RINK NAME: Channel Island Ice Center (CLOSED)
CLOSED: April 2, 2016
ADDRESS: 833 Wagon Wheel
LOCATION: Oxnard, Ventura County, California WEB SITE URL: channelislandsice.org (offline)
NOTE:Closed in 2016 after 17 years in business.
ARTICLE:
- TC Star "Time Slipping Away for Oxnard Ice Rink" Article

San Diego

RINK NAME: Glacier Gardens Ice Rink (CLOSED)
FIRST OPENED: 1939
CLOSED: 1954
ADDRESS: Intersection of Eighth Avenue and Harbor Drive
LOCATION: San Diego City and County, California
DESCRIPTION: Former San Diego ice skating rink that was located adjacent to the San Diego Yacht Club, at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Harbor Drive, just south of Today's Petco Park. Before the rink closed in 1954 it was home ice of San Diego Figure Skating Club.
RESOURCES: | Scotty Moore Article | Wikipedia Article |

San Jose

RINK NAME: Eastridge Ice Arena (CLOSED)
CLOSED: April 15, 2004
WITHIN: East Ridge Shopping Cener
ADDRESS: 2190-A Tully Road
LOCATION: San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
WEB SITE URL: eastridgeicearena.com (offline) | 2004 Archive
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook "Eastridge Ice Arena R.I.P." Page

Santa Clarita

RINK NAME: Ice Station Valencia (CLOSED)
FIRST OPENED: 2000
CLOSED: 2020
ADDRESS: 27745 North Smythe Drive
LOCATION: Valencia Neighborhood, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California
FORMER WEB SITE URL: icestation.net (offline)
ARTICLES:
- Ice Station Closes Permanently (March 2020)
- Valencia Ice Rink Looking for a Buyer (May 2020)

Santa Monica

RINK NAME: Ice Capades Chalet (CLOSED)
CLOSED: 1985
ADDRESS: 500 Broadway
LOCATION: Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
NOTE: This rink was the home of the Santa Monica Figure Skating Club. The site now has a Fred Segal store.

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