Webster Square Arena, 1049 South Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts

• Operator: Leo Doyle[1]
• Pro/Coach: Viola LaPien[1], Armand Champa
• Organist: Ernie Metcalf[1], Elliott Lockwood, Norman Allen
• Opened: (for roller skating): 1946[1] - Nov 1952[2]

Worcester (Ice) Arena[3], 1049 South Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts

• Operator: Larz J. Anderson[2]
• Floor size: 82' x 185'[2]
• Opened: (for Ice skating): 1953[2]

Getaway Skating Center (Roller Rink), 1049 South Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts

• Operator: Robert Anderson[4]
• Re-opened (for roller skating): 1985 - late 1980's[4]

History Timeline:
• 1946 - Grand Opening by Leo Doyle as a Roller Rink
• 1952 - Sold to Larz J. Anderson & converted to an ice rink
• 1953 - Opened as an ice skating rink
• 1985 - Converted back to a roller rink as "Gataway Skating Center"
• Late 1980's - Closed

Currently the rink is used as a strip mall


Billboard 1948



1952 - Building is sold & converted into an ice rink.
To be known as, Worcester Arena.


1985 - Building is converted back into a roller rink.
To be known as, Getaway Skating Center.



Courtesy Telegram.com



The building as a strip mall - 2017



At least it's called "Arena"


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