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Tulsa Skating Center, 10777 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, ALBANY Families roll in for last touch of nostalgia as roller skating rink Kendall Park (America on Wheels), 3550 State Route 27, Kendall Park, South Brunswick STORM LAKE Lakeside Rollerdrome, Storm Lake, KANSAS CITY Highland Crest Skateland, 5031 Matney Ave, Kansas City Skate Ranch, 2526 North Main St, Santa Ana STURGIS [It's] what I call an e-Museum, which is an online museum, talking about old skating rinks. LACONIA Rialto Roller Rink, Springfield Ephraim Ave., Camden, Skateland Camden, 1715 Mt. 177), Hamilton 136th St, Kendale Lakes Riverside Roller Park, 668 Riverside Avenue, Torrington Crescent Roller RInk, Crescent Park, Riverside SHARON DENVER Skateland Roller RInk, 1990 So. 40 comments 1 share. . WINSTED 4 wheelin Roller Rink, 368 Main St, Winsted, WASHINGTON DC MOUNTAIN VIEW All American Roller Rink, 611 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs CHICAGO Roller Bowl, Chicago Benton Roller Skating Rink, 4435 Red Rock Rd, Benton Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past | Facebook LONG ISLAND Jones Beach Roller Rink, Long Island TOLEDO Royal Skating Palace, Inc., 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati Riverside Park Roller Rink, 1756 Main Street, Agawam TAUNTON BENTON SAN BERNADINO Elsmere Rollerama / Adrenaline, 215 New Road, Wilmington After 42 years, the Rollaero skating rink in Cudahy is closing Rollercade Toledo, 925 Berdan Ave., Toledo HERMITAGE Mr. Aldridge, also raised miniature Shetland ponies. McHENRY Established in 1959. Holiday SOUTH, 5601 South 56 St Highway 2, Lincoln Riverside Rollerdrome, 407 Adams St., Riverside INDIANAPOLIS Rollerland, 922 N. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis Tacoma Roller Bowl, 7455 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma Listed by State - Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past Fond du Lac Spectrum Roller Rink brought over 40 years of memories Spinoff Roller Rink, 145 Ipswich Street, Boston RoundUp Roller Skate Rink, 1391 Main St (Rt. NORTH SYRACUSE Alhambra Roller Rink / North Syracuse Skateland, 275 James St., North Syracuse BEDFORD COLTON Whirl-D Roller Skating Rink, Colton CHESACO Skateland Rosedale, Pulaski Highway near Chesaco MIAMI Silver Moon Roller Rink, Highway 27, Waterloo, CAMANCHE 3, Bar Harbor Rd., Trenton, Baltimore Coliseum, 2201 North Monroe Street, Baltimore, Bel Air Roller Rink, 1401 Conowingo Road, Bel Air, Bladensburg Arena, 4811 Annapolis Rd. CONWAY "Closing has been a difficult family decision that was not . Inside The Rink, the iconic roller skating hot spot that ruled North Skate City Roller Center, 2146 S State St, Ukiah Concord Roller Skating RInk, 7049 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia PEAKS ISLAND Peaks Island Roller Rink, Peaks Island Moriah Rd. AKRON Rollerport 91, 1201 E. Main St. (Parkade Shopping Plaza), Meriden The rink, which is now Front Range Mercantile, closed in 2003, but Martin said she made good memories there at birthday parties and lock-ins; Blumenshine fondly recalls the pickle juice slushies. Pampa Roller Rink, 123 N. Ward St., Pampa SACRAMENTO Hampton Bays Roller Rink, Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays XZFR Rockin Rollerdrome, Pleasure Island, Walt Disney World, Florida The Organists Keep our feet dancing to the beat! EAST ST. LOUIS Thunderbird Skating Arena, 73rd and State St., East St. Louis BRICKTOWN EDGEWOOD WORCESTER Warnoco West, 5807 20th St., Greeley, BRIDGEPORT From Empire Skates to Sports-O-Rama in Central New York, Falso said the best days were spent skating. SEYMOUR KANE SAN GABRIEL NEW ROCHELLE New Rochelle Rollerdrome, 22 Horton Ave., New Rochelle GLENSHAW SANFORD Melodee Roller Rink, 2270 W 25th Street, Sanford Sunset Drive-In and Roller Rink | 40+ Photos | Abandoned Arkansas Eatontown Roller Rink (America on Wheels), 105 Highway Route 35, Eatontown PATERSON WESTVILLE For years, it was one of the only places of entertainment in the small town, a . I am so glad to see that someone is keeping up with the history of indoor roller skating. NEW BRITAIN PITTSBURGH Expo Roller Rink, Pittsburgh Skatin' Place, 4721 West Waco Dr., Waco KLAMATH FALLS First it was real estate insurance, then the liability insurance was the big factor today, he said. "[It's] what I call an e-Museum, which is an online museum, talking about old skating . BROOKLYN KANSAS CITY CHEEKTOWAGA PITTSFIELD MONROE "The same company . Social and political controversy aside, there were so many innocent pleasures that didn't make the news. ALBANY SPRINGFIELD Hillcrest Roller Rink, 2181 Co Rd 4, Sidney FAIRHAVEN BANGOR HOFFMAN ESTATES NORTH SACRAMENTO FRESNO EAST ST. LOUIS Hudson Roller Rink, 5600 Forest Blvd., East St. Louis VILLANOVA SANTA ANA Skate Ranch, 2526 North Main St, Santa Ana. 20 songs to take you back to '80s roller skating rinks CLEARWATER SAN PABLO Roller City, 13168 San Pablo Ave., San Pablo SALEM Skate Palace, 1860 Fisher Rd NE, Salem His website now includes info on more than 2,100 expired rinks nationwide. 23, Mountain View, Shore Roller Drome, Route 35 On Asbury Circle, Neptune, Passaic Skating Rink (America On Wheels), 19 Henry St., Passaic, Paterson Recreation Center (America On Wheels), East 24th St. at Market St., Paterson, Perth Amboy Arena (America On Wheels), Herbert & Smith St., Perth Amboy, Alcyon Park Skating Rink, Holly Avenue, Pitman, Academy Roller Rink / Plainfield Amusement Academy, Watchung Ave. and East 4th Street, Plainfield, Riverside Rollerdrome, 407 Adams St., Riverside, Kendall Park (America on Wheels), 3550 State Route 27, Kendall Park, South Brunswick, Capitol Arena (America on Wheels), 224 Lalor Street, Trenton, Roll-O-Rink, 2279 S. Delsea Dr., Vineland, Echelon Skating Center, 1200 White horse Rd., Voorhees, Air Lanes Recreation Center, Rt. Roller Palace, 130 Sohier Rd, Beverly Rollerena, 280 Worcester Rd, Framingham Anyone under 30 at this . Empire Rollerdrome, 200 Empire Blvd., Near Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn Westland Super Skating Center, 1545 W. 46th St., Hialeah N.,Merrimack HAMBURG MONTGOMERY Looney's Skating Rink, Montgomery, Alabama Skateland of Woodhaven, 23911 Allen Rd, Woodhaven, BROOKLYN PARK Hillside Rollerdrome, 127-25 Metropolitan Ave., Richmond Hill, Queens Conway Roller Rink, East Oak Street, Conway Skateland Camden, 1715 Mt. In 2018, he began gathering details on closed roller rinks. BLADENSBURG Shirley's Temple Roller Skating Rink, 112 Fraley St., Kane Rts. Stardust Roller Rink, 2167 N Lugo Avenue, San Bernardino This rink has a rich history in Chagrin Falls and fond memories in the hearts of many local residents. PAWTUCKET FREMONT PEORIA Stinson's Rollaway, 241 Greenfield Rd, So Deerfield PHILADELPHIA Pla-Mor Skating Rink, 3434 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia A Liverpool man who had a love for roller skating when he was younger has a way for us to celebrate old rinks. WALLOON LAKE ORLANDO Roller Skating in Northeast Ohio: 20+ Rinks Families will Love CHICAGO Two-OH-Two, 202nd Armory Rink of Chicago, 5917 North Broadway, Chicago Phil-O-Rink, 914/560 Main St., Philomath ROMEOVILLE Mainstreet USA Skate Center / USA Skate Center, 1303 Naperville Dr, Romeoville EAST HAVEN CINCINNATI EL CAJON Commack Roller Rink, 70 Veterans Memorial Highway, Commack PLAINFIELD EAST HAMPTON Carrier's Pavilion, Lake Pocotopaug, East Hampton Great Skates Entertainment Center, 82 Sylvan Rd, Bangor REDWOOD CITY Hamburg Roller Rink, 184 Pine St. (215 Buffalo St.), Hamburg MOUNT VERNON Depew Roller Rink, 5287 Transit Road, Depew Comfort's Rollaway, Nahant Canobie Lake Park, 85 N. Policy St., Salem SAN MATEO Rolladium Roller Rink, 363 N. Bayshore Blvd., San Mateo LAKEWOOD Seven Star Roller Rink, 1509 River Ave., Lakewood KELSO WHITTIER Crystal Palace, Upper North Street, Pittsfield Ephraim Ave., Camden RECA Roller Rink, 11 View Point Dr., Alexandria Scott's Roller Rink, 825 Main St, Buffalo BREVARD HISTORY: Starlite Skating Rink In Merritt Island Was Social Hoffman's Skateland, 1335 Central Avenue, Albany BOSTON HAMDEN Hamden Roller Dome, 2195 Dixwell Ave, Hamden Agawam Arena Roller Rink, 44 Ramah Circle, Agawam Skyborn Skateland, 5309 Haddix Road, Fairborn TAMPA Roller Bowl Skating Rink, Tampa Skatarama, 379 Fairview Avenue, Hudson The webpage is awesome and thanks for sharing my memories there. Topsy-Turvy Roller Rink, 615 N. First St., Grand Junction New Riverdale / Riverdale Roller World, Warwick Capitol Arena (America on Wheels), 224 Lalor Street, Trenton LEBANON Corban's Temple Skating Rink, 112 Fraley St., Kane CHICAGO White City Roller Rink / Park City, 63rd St. & South Park Ave., Chicago History of closed roller skating rinks. NYC Sunnyside Roller Skating RInk, 37-11 Queens Blvd., Long Island City Blue Plaza Roller Rink, 119 South Centerville Rd., Sturgis KLAMATH FALLS Rainbow Gardens, East Main St., Klamath Falls Park Circle Roller Skating, 11 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn GLOUCESTER Its more about the opening and closing; what the rink is like, he said. MEDFORD Eastern Parkway Rollerskating Rink, 1435 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Roller Palace, New Britain Avenue, Plainville VESTAL Vestal Roller Rink, North Main St., Vestal Skate San Diego / RSportz Arena, 165 Denny Way, El Cajon BRADFORD Good Times Roller Skating Center, 12 Merrill Street, Amesbury Skateland, 19 Railroad Ave, Haverhill Great View Rink / Al's Casino Roller Rink, 180 US Route 4, Enfield, New Hampshire Rts. Roll-O-Rink, 2279 S. Delsea Dr., Vineland CLEVELAND Woodland Rink, 958 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland CLEVELAND WILLOUGHBY Willoughby Rollerbowl, 37415 Euclid Ave., Willoughby Fun Spot Arena, 525 Earlwood Ave., Oregon PAMPA Roller Haven, 12 N. Creamery Ave., Middleburg Letters to the Editor. BEDFORD HAVERHILL I remember back then when I went with my mom, my brother, and my brothers friend from school, said Falso. ROCHESTER MATTYDALE Skate Scene Usa, 1183 Memorial Dr, Chicopee HULL Livermore Falls Skating Center, Jct. East End Roller Rink, 2016 Court Avenue, Memphis Liverpool Man Creates Website to Remember Rinks Nationwide . MERRIMACK OAK LAWN Aug. 11, 2017. PALATINE EAST HAVEN Interskate Athens Roller Skating Rink, 813 U.S. Highway 72 West Athens DUNKIRK FORT WORTH KENDALE LAKES HAMPTON BAYS Indiana Roller Rink, 1160 Wayne Ave., Indiana ST. LOUIS Wonderland Roller RInk / Skating Wonderland, 5425 Easton Ave, St. Louis, BILLINGS Skateland, 2228 Grand Ave., Billings Rollerland, 2347 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix Titusville Family Fun and Fitness Center, 4745 Apollo Rd., Titusville CARLISLE GRANTS PASS BREWER Brewer Roller Rink, 1 Vista Way, Brewer GRESHAM Gay Blades Rollerdrome, 52street & Bway NYC COLUMBUS COLUMBIA Red Wing Rollerway, 2632 Decker Blvd., Columbia There was more to the 70's than the controversial counterculture. NATIONAL CITY FESTUS CHICAGO HARTFORD Redondo Skating Arena, Redondo WALLINGFORD Vancouver Skate Center, 305 NE 8st St., Vancouver, HUNTINGTON Playland, 2810 east Market Street, York Oak Lawn Recreation Center, 9121 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn Top Hat Rollaway, 154 Elm St, Holyoke Hi-Hat Roll-A-Way, 614 Princeton Blvd, Lowell LAKEWOOD Doling Park Roller Rink, Springfield LINCOLN Skateland Roll-A-Rinx, Rt 2A, Williston, ALEXANDRIA GRANBY Happy Wheels Newington, 29 Fox Run Rd, Newington Roller skating at this time was considered an upper class activity, complete with men in tuxedos and women in formal dresses. EMMAUS All American Skate World, 29th & U St., Bedford HOLLYWOOD Enfield Roller World, 481 Enfield St, Enfield YORK SPRINGS Passaic Skating Rink (America On Wheels), 19 Henry St., Passaic Lakeview Gardens, 969 Washington Street, East Weymouth JACKSON Rollatorium, 210 West Ganson, Jackson Rainbow Rollerland / Starburst, 1125 W Jefferson St, Brooksville Rollaero skate rink in Cudahy has permanently closed Just For Fun Roller Rink, 914 N. Front St. (Rt.31), McHenry SCOTTDALE Steiner's Roller RInk, Ellsworth Park, 213 Third Ave., Scottdale COLUMBUS Westview Skateland, 461 Commerce Sq. Capitola Roller Rink, Lana Ave. NE, Salem LEVITTOWN Rollerama Skating Center, Levittown BRADENTON Fordham Skating Palace, 2507 Jerome Avenue, Bronx Orbit Skate Center, 615 S Consumers Ave, Palatine MANFIELD Gables Roller Rink, 241 Greenfield Rd, So Deerfield Great Skate South, 606 W. Imboden Dr., Decatur Laces Roller Skating, 3345 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park KANE LEONIA SANDWICH Fairway Roller Rink, Sandwich MIAMI Super (Westland) Skating Center, 1545 W. 46th St., Miami BEDFORD MILPITAS QUEENS Carousel Family Fun Center, 4 David Drown Blvd., Fairhaven Playland Park Roller Rink, 2135 Massillon Rd, Akron Skate Ranch / Dar-Bri, 1605 Ramer Rd., Emmaus Stardust Skating and Event Center, 2571 12th St, Sarasota Sanford's the Gables, 241 Greenfield Rd, So Deerfield Paxton Roller Rink, 931 S. Railroad Ave. (Route 45), Paxton NEWINGTON Roll on America, 210 Bridge Street, Groton It was literally a community center. HYANNIS SAN RAFAEL CHICAGO SANTA ANA Shamrock Roller Rink, 136 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel Rex Center, 50 Middle Street, Lowell GLEN BURNIE Skateland Glen Burnie, 7220 Grayburn Dr, Glen Burnie It is a fading art. LANSING Lansing Rollerdrome, 429 River Street, Lansing The only place still inviting people to spend a night on wheels is Skate City off Fort Crook Road in Bellevue. Suncoast Roller Rink, 4307 26th St W, Bradenton Rainbow Gardens Roller Drome, San Mateo and Central, Albuquerque, ALBANY DAY 10 - HOCKEY - RINK#2 - DIAMOND JUBILEE - 60TH NATIONALS - BENGALURU 2022; DAY 10 - SPEED - ROAD III 100M - DIAMOND JUBILEE . BUFFALO GROTON The last remaining roller rink in all of Vermont or New Hampshire sits near the bottom of a hill in the Upper Valley town of Enfield, N.H. It's on a rural stretch of Route 4, the main road . UKIAH Witt and Donahue may have hung up their skates decades ago, but their memories of pom-poms and parties at the rink live on. WASHINGTON Academy Roller Rink / Plainfield Amusement Academy, Watchung Ave. and East 4th Street, Plainfield The VALarena is the last roller skating rink in Armstrong County, according to Experience Armstrong Inc.'s 2022 Visitors Guide, and one of only about four dedicated roller skating rinks still . Ms Berwick's family has managed Toowoomba's roller skating rink for the past 17 years. OAK LAWN Hilton's Roller Rink, 1218 S. Brundidge St., Troy, ANCHORAGE The Golden Skate is one of the largest rinks in the Bay Area and has attracted skaters from all over Northern California. Poole's Rollerdrome, Off South 6th Street (Back of Emil's Store), Klamath Lyonhurst Roller Rink, William St, Marlboro Decatur Skateland, 3710 Greenswitch Rd., Decatur NASHUA NORTH SACRAMENTO PHOENIX GRAND JUNCTION Rainbow Roller RInk, 2581 Hwy 6-50 West, Grand Junction MORRO BAY MERRITT ISLAND Starlite Skate Center, 105 Plumosa St., Merritt Island 50, Bladensburg LEE'S SUMMIT Broadhurst Roller Rink, 123 N. Ward St., Pampa ORLANDO The four most important categories when it comes to roller skating: The Coaches Teach us how and to many, a parent too! CORPUS CHRISTI Greenfield Skate--A-Rama, 1813 Olde Homestead Lane, Lancaster TOLEDO ALTMORE Blanton's Roller Rink 2, 9616 Highway 31, Atmore KLAMATH FALLS Laces Roller Rink, 469 Fort Salonga Road, Northport 138), Portsmouth, Crescent Roller RInk, Crescent Park, Riverside, Warren Roller Rink, 410 Child Street, Warren, New Riverdale / Riverdale Roller World, Warwick, Warwick RollerMagic Skating Center, Warwick, Misquamicut (Casino) Skating Rink, Misquamicut Beach, 321 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, Joyland of Woonsocket, 348 Cumberland Hill Road, Woonsocket, Roller Kingdom, 1983 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, Red Wing / Spin-Off Rollerway, 2129 Whiskey Rd, Aiken, Chilhowee Skating Rink, Womans Building, Chilhowee Park, Knoxville, East End Roller Rink, 2016 Court Avenue, Memphis, Eastway Roller Rink, 2900 SE 10th Ave., Amarillo, Hot Wheels Skating Center, 1606 Stassney Lane, Austin, Gulf Skating RInk (3 locations)/ Cityskates, Corpus Christi, Lake Cliff Park Roller Rink, 300 E Colorado Blvd, Dallas, Jolly Time Skating Rink / Skateland, 1001 Miller St., Fort Worth, Tradewinds Roller Rink, 5006 W. 34th St., Houston, PJac's Roller Rink, Five Notch Rd., Marshall, Broadhurst Roller Rink, 123 N. Ward St., Pampa, Pampa Roller Rink, 123 N. Ward St., Pampa, North St. Mary's Skating Rink, 1616 N. St. Mary's, San Antonio, Skate America Fun Center, 3706 New Boston Rd, Texarkana, Deuback Skating Rink / Dallas Skateland, 7800 Greenville Ave., Vickery, Westview Playland / Westview Rollercade, 4721 West Waco Dr., Waco, Logan Roller Rink, 100 East Center St., Logan, Broadacres Roller Rink, 133 Broadlake Road, Malletts Bay, Colchester, Skateland Vermont, 8 Susie Wilson Road, Essex, Alexandria Arena AOW, 807 North Asaph St, Alexandria, Old Mill Skating Rink, 8234 VA-14, Gloucester, Mercury Roller Rink, Corner of Taussig Blvd and Granby St, Norfolk, Olympic Skating Rink, Corner of Taussig Blvd and Granby St, Norfolk, Cavalier Arena, 1300 MacTavish Avenue, Richmond, Tiffany's Skate Inn, W 708, W Boone Ave, Spokane, Tacoma Roller Bowl, 7455 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Golden Skate, 4915 E 4th Plain Blvd, Vancouver, Holcomb's Recreation Hall, 4915 E 4th Plain Blvd, Vancouver, Vancouver Skate Center, 305 NE 8st St., Vancouver, Black's Roller Rink Camden Park Roller Rink, Huntington, Wheeling (Milam) Roller Rink, State Fair Grounds, Wheeling. Revere Skating Arena / Revere Rollaway Arena, 658 Ocean Avenue, Revere Beach