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Colony
Square, the large development at the northeast corner of
Peachtree and 14th Streets, bills itself as Atlanta's original
mixed use development. The project's first building was
completed in 1970. An intriguing footnote about Colony
Square is that the development once had its own ice skating
rink. Known as the Colony Square Ice Capades Chalet, the
8,000 square foot ice rink opened in 1973. The
advertisement below appeared in the December 1973 issue of
Atlanta magazine. I'm not sure when the ice rink was
shuttered, but I do know it's been closed for quite a few
years. Google
map
A low-grade case of ice skating fever must have gripped Atlanta in those days because by 1976 or so, there was another ice skating rink just a couple of miles away at the Omni.
Bottom photo credit: Atlanta History Center, early 1970s
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