Culver City Ice Rink closing after 52 years - rent increase to $68,000 month (Los Angeles: house, gym)

[jm1982]

Culver City Ice Arena to close doors - Los Angeles Wave: News

I remember going here when I was younger even though I never really learned how to ice skate.

Apparently it's going to become :

Planet Granite, a Bay Area company, has agreed to take over the facility to operate a rock-climbing, yoga and fitness center, the Los Angeles Times has reported.

I can't imagine how many rock climbing, yoga or fitness classes you'd need to support $68,000 a month in rent!

[yby1]

That sucks. This was walking distance from my house as a kid. I would go there all the time. I feel for the kids on the local hockey team.

[jm1982]

I guess this company must know what they are doing ...or one would think..since they have 4 other locations.

Planet Granite Climbing Yoga & Fitness Gym | Planet Granite Climbing Yoga & Fitness

[ProjectMersh]

I used to ice skate/play ice hockey at the ice rink at Topanga Plaza mall in the SF Valley in the early 1980's. They closed it down and turned it into a food court in about 1986.

Times change and apparently the market for granite climbing/yoga is stronger than the market for ice skating. But I will admit I'd rather play ice hockey than climb on fake indoor rocks anyday.

[jm1982]

They do have an outdoor ice rink at Topagna now during the winter . Interesting though about the one in the early 1980s.

Yeah I just don't see rock climbing and yoga generatnig that much money..but looks like the place has a monthly fee like a gym.

$75 monthly for an individual , so they would need almost 1,000 members just to pay rent. I'm sure they have other profit centers too though.

Planet Granite Membership Rates | Planet Granite Climbing Yoga & Fitness

[yby1]

This company sounds like they gave the owner an offer they couldn't refuse. The ice rink was a link back to the Culver City I knew and loved. Business was improving there too. This new climbing and yoga center just seems douchey.

[The Illusive Man]

Gonna miss that rink.

I've only been there a few times, mostly when I was a kid, but I'd walk passed it or dad, especially after he would take me to check out the train sets that use to be shown in the windows of that one store that is now a camera store. Good times.

Even driving passed it as I got older, I would still see a good amount of people going in, but in the back of my mind I knew it was only a matter of times.

The drive-in, train store of my childhood, and now the ice rink are gone.

Time flies.

[GoBears98]

I remember skating there as a kid and falling every time I attempted a hockey stop. will be missed

[yby1]

Originally Posted by The Illusive Man

Gonna miss that rink.

I've only been there a few times, mostly when I was a kid, but I'd walk passed it or dad, especially after he would take me to check out the train sets that use to be shown in the windows of that one store that is now a camera store. Good times.

Even driving passed it as I got older, I would still see a good amount of people going in, but in the back of my mind I knew it was only a matter of times.

The drive-in, train store of my childhood, and now the ice rink are gone.

Time flies.

Allied Trains is still there, but in a smaller space further north on Sepulveda.

[The Illusive Man]

Originally Posted by yby1

Allied Trains is still there, but in a smaller space further north on Sepulveda.

Yeah, but it's sad compared to what it once was. They have like one window display.

I use to be in awe after passing by each window, it was pretty awesome, but it seemed like the place was never open. Considering all of the times I would check out the displays, I think I was only ever able to go in like a handful of times.