Crystal Palace, 1249 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

• Operator: Jerry & Letty Manus^[1] (1938-1940^[6]), Kenneth & Letty Brown^[2] (1940^[6]-1941), Leo Doyle^[2] (1941-1947^[5])
• Manager: ^[?]
• Pro/Coach: Arthur Launay^[1]
• Organist: Arthur Banks^[3] (1941), Harriet Kohrs^[4] (1942)
• Floor size: ^[?]
• Floor type: Rock maple wood.^[1]
• Primary reason for closing: Leo Doyle sold the building & it became a furniture store.^[5]
• Opened: 1938^[1] - 1947^[5]

Before Crystal Palace, there was: Crystal Ballroom, Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
(Click above to goto the Crystal Ballroom page.)

Timeline
• 1938 - The new Crystal Palace opened in June 1938 by Jerry Manus.
• 1938 - Jerry Manus died in July 1938. His wife, Letty continued to run the Crystal Palace.
• 1940 - Letty married Kenneth Brown and they ran the Crystal Palace.^[6]
• 1947 - Leo Doyle sold the building & it became a furniture store.^[5]

Rink owner, Leo Doyle appears to have been on a "roll" for a while, but then, what happened?
By 1946 he owned:
-Leo Doyle's Skating Rink, New Britain, Ct (Opened August 1942)
-Skaterina, Worcester, Ma
-Crystal Palace, Pittsfield, Ma (He sold in 1947)
-Rialto, Springfield, Ma (He sold in 1948)
-Webster Square Arena, Worcester, Ma (He sold in 1953)
Then in 1953 he posted an Ad looking for a job! (see it below)