Spokane Arena (original)
Appearance
Elm Street Barn[1] | |
Location | Spokane, Washington |
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Operator | Spokane Arena Company |
Capacity | 2,300-4,000[1] |
Surface | mechanically frozen ice[1] |
Opened | November 1, 1916 |
Tenants | |
Spokane Canaries 1916–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's ice hockey 1936–40 Spokane Bombers 1937–41 |
The Spokane Arena was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Spokane, Washington, United States. It was home to the Spokane Canaries Pacific Coast Hockey Association franchise from 1916 to 1917. It was built in 1916.[2] The venue was an open air arena that is said to be among the first to utilize artificial ice and had a capacity variously reported to be 2,300-4,000.[1] The arena was located at the corner of North Elm Street and West Maxwell Drive across the street from Cannon Park in Spokane's West Central neighborhood and The Spokesman-Review roughly estimated the arenas' record attendance figure at about 1,500 for the second home game of the Spokane Canaries. [3]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Inlander Staff (January 15, 2004). "The Puck Passes". Inlander. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ Empire of Ice: The Rise and Fall of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, 1911–1926, Craig H. Bowlsby, pg. 108–109
- ^ Carter, Max (December 8, 2015). "Spokane Chiefs pay tribute to city's hockey roots Dec. 19". Inlander. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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