On March 11, the iconic Culver City ice skater that sits a top the Culver Ice Arena received a facelift.
The statue is approximately 9 feet tall and has been a part of Culver City since the 80s. The ice arena opened in in 1962. It was originally known as the Culver City Ice Rink.
This fiberglass statue was built in the late 1950s or early 1960s for the Ice Capades’ Hollywood office. There, the statue spun on a block of ice over the entrance in front of a huge neon sign.
The statue is believed to have been modeled after Donna Atwood. Atwood was a figure skating champion and Ice Capades star in the 1940s and 1950s.
In the late 1960s, the statue was moved to the West Covina Ice Arena.
The skater now calls the rink home and sits stationary and illuminated with spotlights at night.
The Culver Ice Arena’s steel and backlit plastic sign was built when the rink opened. It is about 60 feet tall and features stylized snowflakes.
