West Park Ice Palace
Ice Skating Palace | |
Interactive map of West Park Ice Palace | |
| Address | 5166-5170 Jefferson Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′45″N 75°13′31″W / 39.979236°N 75.225140°W |
| Owner | York Ice Manufacturing Company |
| Operator | York Ice Manufacturing Company |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Field size | 255' by 55' |
| Public transit | PRR 52nd St Station |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 14, 1897 |
| Closed | March 24, 1901 (fire) |
| Tenants | |
| Penn Quakers (Hockey) (1897-1901) Quaker City Hockey Club (AAHL) (1900-1901) | |
The West Park Ice Palace was an ice skating rink at 52st and Jefferson Streets in West Philadelphia that opened in December 1897 and was destroyed by fire in March 1901. Referred to in advertisements as the Ice Skating Palace, the rink was open to the public for ice skating and local hockey clubs including the University of Pennsylvania and the Quaker City Hockey Club. The adjacent ice manufacturing plant was operated by the York Ice Manufacturing Company and supplied ice to the American Ice Company.