Firemen wage a losing battle against flames at the Hollywood Polar Palace, an ice-skating rink at Melrose and Van Ness Avenues. The rink was destroyed and sound stages at a nearby movie lot were damaged. Photo shows flames enveloping the rink's roof and a tower sign has toppled. Photograph dated May 16, 1963.
Polar Palace (Los Angeles, Calif.) Fires--California--Los Angeles Ice skating rinks--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Fire engines--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Night photographs
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