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WEB EXTRA: A Year-Round Winter Wonderland
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Dan Carino
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Dec 2, 2006
WEB EXTRA: A Year-Round Winter Wonderland
The Tropical Ice Gardens, Westwood Village, 1939. This outdoor rink was open from 1938 to 1949, billed as the world's only year-round outdoor rink. (Credit: LA Public Library)
The Tropical Ice Gardens, Westwood Village, 1939.
The Tropical Ice Gardens, Westwood Village, 1939.
(
LA Public Library
)

The Tropical Ice Gardens, Westwood Village, 1939. This outdoor rink was open from 1938 to 1949, billed as the world's only year-round outdoor rink. (Credit: LA Public Library)

The Tropical Ice Gardens, Westwood Village, 1939. This outdoor rink was open from 1938 to 1949, billed as the world's only year-round outdoor rink. (Credit: LA Public Library)