Jantzen Beach Arena

The Jansen Beach Arena was an indoor arena located in Portland, Oregon. The building was constructed in 1931 and lasted as a sports venue until 1979. The arena had a capacity of 5,000 and was used as a practice facility for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League from 1976 to 1979. The arena was sold in 1975 to a mall developer. It was leased to Toys R Us in 1979 and was converted into a store front. The facility also included a automobile race track which was used by the western regional racing section of NASCAR between 1967 and 1970.