In the pan were three and one-half miles of one and a half inch pipe which held ammonia, cooled below the freezing point of water.

[2] The construction of the rink had been opposed by local churches in the area that were concerned about the noise made by the crowds enjoying the facility.

[2] The building opened on December 26, 1894, and featured a seven-per-side game of ice hockey between a team of Johns Hopkins University students and players from the Baltimore Athletic Club.

[7] The last competitive ice hockey games at the rink as reported by The Baltimore Sun and the Baltimore American were held on March 10, 1898, between Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland, and a second game between Walbrook and the Maryland Athletic Club to decide the hockey league championship.

[14] It was resold for $65,000 then sold again in 1900 to the United Milk Producer's Association of Baltimore which bought the facility to be used for manufacturing and storage.

[17] The Sports Centre operated until 1956 when it was bought by Equitable Trust and razed to provide a parking lot for its customers.