Second of two parts
Re “Culver City Ice Arena Is Being Called Names Again”
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Whether the languishing Culver City Ice Arena, dark to the world for 5½ months, attains a modest historic status may be determined at next Monday evening’s 7 o’clock City Council meeting.
At stake is whether the 52-year-old rink, shut down temporarily (?) over legal and technical disputes, will be granted the status of Cultural Resource, a standing unlikely to affect any lives in Culver City aside from the nominee. That would be the advisory Cultural Affairs Commission.
Nearly a week out from the Council meeting, no groundswell has been detected to pin the elevated stature on the Ice Arena, particularly in view of the unpleasantries that dogged the building, its owners and employees throughout February and March.
[img]1305|right|Andy Weissman||no_popup[/img]Councilman Andy Weissman, known for his thorough preparation, said he is “not satisfied” that the Ice Arena meets the standards for the second highest designation of a Cultural Resource, known as “Significant.” The lowest is “Recognized.”
“Based on my reading,” he said, “I don’t think the ice rink meets the criteria of ‘Significant.’ But that is the nature of the discussion we will have.”
The Ice Arena originally was nominated last January. A consulting firm conducted a close inspection, City Hall said, of what may or may not remain an ice rink owner Michael Karagozian finds a new tenant. The last one stayed 30 years.
