The St. Nicholas Arena was located at 69 West 66th Street, on the northeast corner of 66th Street & Columbus Avenue, Manhattan. "St. Nick's" opened Nov. 7, 1896, exclusively as an ice hockey and ice-skating rink until 1906, when it began to offer boxing under the "membership club" pretense. At this time public admission prize-fighting was illegal under New York State law until 1911, when the Frawley Law made such boxing legal, so boxers were introduced as "members" of the St. Nicholas club. With a capacity of some 4,000, it presented Monday, Wednesday and/or Saturday night shows, depending upon the era. Joe Silver was the manager for its final 32 years. Johnny Addie was an announcer here from 1948-1962.St Nick's remained a boxing venue from 1906 until May 28, 1962--the last main event.
Upon its demise, it was reported that more than 30,000 fights had been staged here. (Others estimate 10,000, to 15,000, to 20,000.) As of 2011, it was the site of ABC Television Studios.
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