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Memories of the Monroeville Ice Palace - CPT QuaG - 03-10-2026
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Artifact: Memories of the Monroeville Ice Palace
Type: Press
Year: 2023
Submitted by: CPT QuaG
Source: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment-2/memories-of-the-monroeville-ice-palace-remain-frozen-in-time-40-years-on-25075553/
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After learning that the food court at Monroeville Mall was once a full-sized ice skating rink, it’s easy to see the remnants of it. Still at the center of the mall’s lower level, everything about the space is reminiscent of ice: slick floor-to-ceiling white tile, marble-like pillars, white wall sconces emitting warm light.
“Just where we’re sitting right now, so many amazing things happened,” Bob Mock says. “Olympic skaters skated here, ice show stars skated here, celebrities skated here.”
Mock worked as a manager at what was once the Monroeville Mall Ice Palace from its opening in May 1969 until just after its closing in March 1984. He started at 18 — his second job after working in a supermarket — launching a professional skating career in which he’s run his own programs and coached competitive skaters worldwide for more than 50 years. He was once contacted by the FBI about the...
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