Eastern Parkway Rollerskating Rink, 1435 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Rainbow Roller Rink, 241 Greenfield Rd, So Deerfield TITUSVILLE ALLENTOWN Mealey's Roller RInk, 427 Hamilton St., Allentown 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, 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. Reva Rollerdrome, 359 W Genesee St, Auburn Call us today! Where can you find information about the Riverview roller rink? DENVER Fifth Street Roller Rink, 65 N 5th St, Lemoyne With his late brother Sampson, he also owned and operated the Sholes Riverview Ballroom and later the Sholes Riverview Roller Skating Rink in Dorchester, MA. After that point, the park became known as "Riverview Sharpshooters' Park" and was home to three rides. AMARILLO Playmore Roller Rink, 829 S. Georgia St., Amarillo CONCORDVILLE BINGHAMPTON Skate Your Date / Randall's / Kroboth's Roller Rink, Binghamton COLUMBIA Red Wing Rollerway, 1215 Saint Andrews Rd., Columbia, MITCHELL Mitchell Roller Drome, 1410 or 1320 North Main, Mitchell, KNOXVILLE RUSSELLS POINT Indian Lake Roller Rink, Russells Point Revere Skating Arena / Revere Rollaway Arena, 658 Ocean Avenue, Revere Beach SAN ANTONIO Midtown Roller Drome, 325 East Crockett St., San Antonio This ride lifted riders to the top of a tower before dropping carts attached to parachutes, This 70-horse carousel was built in 1908. BERWYN Laces Roller Rink, 469 Fort Salonga Road, Northport My grfather who was a carpenter did some maintenance work on it. Enfield Roller World, 481 Enfield St, Enfield Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest is closing at 5pm due to inclement weather. The former grounds are now home to Riverview Plaza shopping center, the Chicago Police Area 3 Detective Division,[7] DePaul College Prep High School,[8] dental equipment manufacturer Hu-Friedy Manufacturing, and Richard Clark Park, part of the Chicago Park District. FORT LAUDERDALE DECATUR Springfield Skateworld, 3188 Gateway Loop, Springfield, ALLENTOWN Dorney Park Roller RInk, Allentown That was the end of the Flying Cars. TROY COLUMBIA Skateland Columbia, Snowden River Parkway, Columbia DiMarzio's / Quincy Roller RInk at Houghs Neck, 1284 Sea Street, Quincy HAMBURG What are the disadvantages of shielding a thermometer? The Lexington Roller Palace, 33 Larimer Ave, East Liberty, Pittsburgh Unfortunately I never had the chance to attend any of the reunions Tim ran - wish I had. EAST ST. LOUIS Thunderbird Skating Arena, 73rd and State St., East St. Louis If you have memories of roller skating at Riverview, please share them in the comment box below. Perfect for kids as well as adults. WILMINGTON Jellybeans Skate Center of Wilmington, 5216 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, FARGO Arena Roller Rink / Fargo Arena, Bway to 7th on 1st Ave., Fargo, AKRON Rollercade Akron, 1615 E. Market St., Akron TURNERS FALLS Marin Skateland, 836 Fourth St., San Rafael [6] In 1966, when Martin Luther King visited Chicago, Mayor Richard J. Daley shut the park for several days, believing it would become a site of racial unrest. Lake Compounce Roller Rink, Bristol HARRISBURG Rainbow Roller Rink, Harrisburg-Carlisle Pike, Harrisburg Lakeview Gardens, 969 Washington Street, East Weymouth MARLTON He argued that these rides would attract people from all over, and with some monetary help from a lawyer named William Johnson and a banker, Joseph McQuade, his vision quickly became reality. I grew up skating at Riverview every Thursday, Friday, Sat and Sunday night and every Sat. GRAND JUNCTION Capitol Arena (America on Wheels), 224 Lalor Street, Trenton The park's first coaster was the Scenic Railway, built in 1907. SAN ANTONIO WARREN Starlite Skate Center, 2661 Market Pl, Salina, ALEXANDRIA On April 30, 1914, it was rebranded as Palace Gardens, home of the Albert Kahn-designed Palais de Danse pavilion, but the new name never really stuck and was going by Riverview Park again a few years later. Reply. TOLEDO Opened in 1904 on what was the German Sharpshooters club at Western and Belmont Avenues, Riverview began with three rides on 74 acres and the promise of "an avalanche of novelties, a whirlwind of surprises." Maple Arena, 120 North Main Street, Brockton I bet many of your readers also remember the roller rink. JAMESTOWN East End Roller Rink, 2016 Court Avenue, Memphis We announced our . Elm Roller Skating Rink, 375 W. Roosevelt Rd. SALINA Yeah, I remember Riverview Roller Rink! Ice skating facilities. BROOKLYN WRONG! All American Skate World, 29th & U St., Bedford LONG BRANCH GRESHAM BREMERTON Skateland Bremerton, 1740 NE Fusion Road, Bremerton Opened in 1904, and burned to the ground in 1971. that at least try to document and preserve as much history as possible. SOUTH BEDFORD Turnpike Rollaway, Route 101A Milford Road, Nashua ST. PETERSBURG Pastime Roller Rink, 842 Fourth Ave. S., St. Petersburg Shoot the Chutes, Hades, the Rotor, Tilt-a-Whirl, Wild Mouse, the Mill on the Floss (Tunnel of Love), and Flying Turns were just a few of the many classic rides. Evan's Rollerdrome, 1020 East Main St., Bradford Hampton Bays Roller Rink, Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays CHICAGO Riverview Park Roller Rink, 2500 Belmont Ave., Chicago Gold Coast Roller RInk, 2604 Miami Rd, Fort Lauderdale LONG ISLAND Jones Beach Roller Rink, Long Island BRADFORD ROCHESTER The mirrors are reportedly at a dance club in Palatine. Gulf Skating RInk (3 locations)/ Cityskates, Corpus Christi SAN BERNADINO ORLANDO For other uses, see, "Riverview (Amusement) Park, 3300 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Bally's Aladdin's Castle pinball machine was also inspired by the same funhouse at Riverview. AGAWAM Skate Palace, 110 South Main Street, Milford TULSA Riders were strapped into a small car inside a large rotating barrel. CLARKSON (& Ceder Ave.), Croydon From its roots as a "fad" that came and went to its transition to exercise activity and cultural movement, Larry . Casino Roller Rink (American On Wheels), Asbury Park PHOENIX Corban's Temple Skating Rink, 112 Fraley St., Kane FULLERTON Galaxy Roller RInk, 121 N. Gilbert St. Fullerton HAMILTON Aladdin's Castle was a classic fun house with a collapsing stairway, mazes and turning barrel. COMMACK Art's Roll-Aire Rink, 349 E. 147th St. Harvey Lebanon Skate Center / Lebanon Sk8 Center, 1355 S. Main St., Lebanon 2 thoughts on " Did You Skate at Riverview Roller Skating Rink? 4215 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL, 33605. The Roaring Twenties had an effect on Riverview in a positive way ie. HAMMONDSPORT Comfort's Rollaway, Nahant CEDAR FALLS MACUNGIE Romp n' Roll, 1661 E Sutter Rd, Glenshaw Hecla Park Roller Rink, 259 Hecla Rd., Bellefonte (Mingoville) SINKING SPRING Rock N Rollerskate, 1183 Memorial Dr, Chicopee Riverview was established in 1904 by William Schmidt, on the grounds of his private skeet shooting range. NORFOLK EDGEWOOD HIALEAH Unfortunately, someone failed to fasten their safety belt properly and was killed after falling out. Deptford Roller Rink, 510 Deptford Ave, Westville, ALBUQUERQUE CHICAGO New Planet Roller Rink, 7534 So. WALLOON LAKE Last few times I went there, the shag carpet was removed for a future renovation that took forever. SEEKONK SANDWICH Fairway Roller Rink, Sandwich Bergin, Mary [11] NEW BEDFORD In the 1950's, roller rinks and most public establishments did NOT have air conditioning! What are some highly rated skating rinks near Riverview, MI? New Riverdale / Riverdale Roller World, Warwick MEDFORD Skate Scene Usa, 1183 Memorial Dr, Chicopee The Blood on the Tracks band was a project started in 2007 by Ron Cohler when he realized that he not only loved the music of Bob Dylan, but people told him he could sing just like Bob. Riverview Roller Rink / Belmont & Western in Chicago, IL. Kendall Super Skating Center, 8755 SW 136th St., Miami LINCOLN A number agreed that my history presentations, without citations, would force students to do the work themselves. Tromar Roller Skating Rink (Ballroom), 700 Fifth St., Des Moines Other popular coasters were The Comet, The Silver Flash, The Fireball and the Jetstream. Skylite Roller Skating Center, 648 Park Ave, Worcester Leonia Roller Rink, 370 Broad Ave., Leonia Please comment accordingly. Originally called the Eye-Full. XZFR Rockin Rollerdrome, Pleasure Island, Walt Disney World, Florida Hackensack Arena (America On Wheels), First & Atlantic Sts., Hackensack My niece had her birthday party here and they did a wonderful job. From 1900 through the 1940s, Milwaukee's well-to-do often laced up their roller skates for an evening of "fashionable amusement" at the local skating rinks, most notably the Riverview and the Palomar. HARRISBURG Happy Wheels Newington, 29 Fox Run Rd, Newington Hillsboro Skateworld, 4395 S. E. Witch Hazel Road, Hillsboro Brandywine Rollarena, 15 Walter Avenue, Binghampton They personalized the invitations for us. BUTTE I just loved listening to him play. Our group's ages ranged from 8 to 42, and everyone had a good time. Cicero's Crystal Ball, Ebensburg Palisade Gardens Roller Skating Rink, 2838 University Ave., San Diego LEONIA Rollerland, 2347 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix LOWELL It was located on 74 acres in an area bound on the south and east by Belmont and Western Avenues, respectively, on the north by Lane TechnicalHigh School and on the west by the north branch of the Chicago River. The White City roller rink - the only part of White City that remained after the rest of the park closed in 1933 - was the target of demonstrations and even a lawsuit by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which opposed the continued discrimination against blacks. I think the roller coasters had name changes. Fireside Roll-Arena, 850 Roselle Road, Hoffman Estates Crystal Ballroom, Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield INDIANAPOLIS Rollerland, 922 N. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis LOUISVILLE MIAMI Orbit Skate Center, 615 S Consumers Ave, Palatine White City was located on the South Side at 63 rd & South Park St, which is now King Drive. Riverview Roller Rink was destroyed by fire. Fourth Street Rink, 820 S. Fourth St., Louisville Listen to My Conversation about Chicago Roller Skating History with Art Chat Daddy Sims. CHICAGO Laurie Vassallo. Wheels Plus, 321 Charger Street, Revere DEPEW Bradenton Skating Rink, 4307 26th St W, Bradenton Memorialized on a high quality ringspun cotton T-Shirt. He spent alot of time at Riverview Roller Rink, skating. HIGH POINT ELYSBURG Remember Soul Skating Rink in Gary, Indiana? The cars were held onto the drum by a rail and floating clamp system. Whalom Park Roller Rink, Route 13, Fitchburg Rts. Moved from the Chicago World's fair in 1934 and opened the following season. 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