[1] Plans for the "Glacier Palace" began as far back as March 1925, however, less than a year later the Palais de Glace opened a few blocks away from the proposed site.

However, rather than compete for the same events, the Glacier Palace was used mostly as a figure skating rink, leaving ice hockey to the other site.

Those plans were changed in 1934 when the Palais de Glace burned down and the existing ice hockey teams moved to since-renamed Polar Palace.

[2] During this time, Sonja Henie began holding ice shows at the Polar Palace which helped launch her film career.

Despite being remodeled in 1960, the building was starting to show its age and most of the events were moved over to the newer and larger Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.