Stadium Name: | Spokane Arena |
Nickname: | Elm Street Barn[1] |
Location: | Spokane, Washington |
Opened: | November 1, 1916 |
Operator: | Spokane Arena Company |
Surface: | mechanically frozen ice |
Tenants: | Spokane Canaries 1916–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's ice hockey 1936–40 Spokane Bombers 1937–41 |
Seating Capacity: | 2,300-4,000 |
The Spokane Arena was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Spokane, Washington, United States. It was home to the Spokane Canaries Pacific Coast Hockey Association franchise from 1916 to 1917. It was built in 1916.[2] The venue was an open air arena that is said to be among the first to utilize artificial ice and had a capacity variously reported to be 2,300-4,000.[1] The arena was located at the corner of North Elm Street and West Maxwell Drive across the street from Cannon Park in Spokane's West Central neighborhood and The Spokesman-Review roughly estimated the arenas' record attendance figure at about 1,500 for the second home game of the Spokane Canaries. [3]