7310 STEILACOOM BLVD SW, LAKEWOOD
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- 11 images. The Oakes / Oakes Pavilion -also known as Oakes Ballroom, Oakes Water Stadium -briefly known as The Towers c.1934 -converted into the Lakewood Ice Arena in 1938
- TDL 6/8/1924 p.G7 Steilacoom resort is mecca for bathers ("recent tryouts for the American Olympic team were held there") (il)
- TDL 5/24/1925 p.G7 Oakes to hold opening today
- TDL 5/9/1926 p.G6 Oakes arranging many events for season (il)
- TDL 10/7/1934 p.B10 Start renovation of Oakes Pavilion
- TDL 11/2/1934 p.7 Former Oakes renovated at heavy expense (full page ad for The Towers) (il)
- TDL 2/7/1937 p.A4 (ad for appearance by Duke Ellington)
- TDL 3/28/1937 p.A4 (ad for appearance by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) T.Times 7/13/1937 p.8 (ad for appearance by "Father" Earl Hines' Cotton Club Orchestra)
- TNT 11/5/1937 p.9 The Oakes is sold (purchased by Lakewood, Inc.)
- TNT 8/2/1987 p.D4 (il) 979.778 D921L p.110,111 (il) ----- Lakewood Ice Arena -remodeled in "Swiss Alpine" architecture -closed May 1982 -section of roof collapsed 10/1/1982 -demolished c.Dec. 1982
- TNT 9/22/1938 p.1 Ice arena is started (former Oakes Pavilion to be converted into ice arena by Lakewood, Inc.) T.Times 9/22/1938 p.1 Lakewood Co. plans ice arena at Oakes
- TNT 12/8/1938 p.12 Ice arena opens soon
- TNT 12/15/1938 p.21 New arena elaborate
- TNT 12/16/1938 p.11 Skate champs at Lakewood arena
- TNT 12/17/1938 p.3 Inaugurate ice palace
- TNT 12/20/1938 p.8 ... off to fine start (interior il)
- TNT 12/28/1938 p.10 Ice hockey league directors (interior il)
- TNT 1/2/1939 p.6 (interior il)
- TNT 9/14/1939 p.9 Ice skating time here (full page ad) (interior il)
- TNT 4/18/1940 p.1 Big project for Lakes (old water stadium to be demolished to make way for houses)
- TNT 10/1/1941 p.7 New season brings initial program (full page ad)
- TNT 10/10/1948 p.A8 Lakewood Figure Skating Club plans big year in own arena
- TNT 11/14/1951 p.C9 Ice arena is champ base (interior il)
- TNT 8/21/1959 p.6 Ice arena addition set by permit
- TNT 9/27/1959 p.D13 Enlarged ice arena set for opening Fri.
- TNT 10/1/1959 p.A8,A9 Lakewood Winter Club opens its enlarged ice arena Friday (remodeling by Standard Construction Co., contr.) (il)
- TNT 7/24/1961 p.9 Leaking fumes sicken three
- TNT 2/25/1962 p.D4 Lakewood Winter Club will burn mortgage
- TNT 1/6/1963 p.D1,D10 Curling club popular here (il of Lakewood Curling Club)
- TNT 9/28/1967 p.C19 Newly renovated ice arena open for season
- TNT 9/25/1974 p.A1,A2 Fire marshall closes Lakewood Ice Arena (il)
- TNT 9/26/1974 Ice arena permitted limited use
- TNT 6/1/1980 Your Puget Sound (sketch)
- TNT 12/9/1982 Demolition planned soon for historic, crumbling old Lakewood Ice Arena
- Year Built: 1923
- Decade Built: 1920s
- Demolished: 1982