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- REC.SKATE FAQ - PART 6: WHERE TO SKATE (Indoors)
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- LISTING OF INDOOR SKATING RINKS
- -------------------------------
- (collected by Albert Boulanger)
-
-
-
- From: Robert John Butera <rbutera@rice.edu>
- Subject: Re: Good rinks in Texas
-
- In Houston: Trade Winds Roller Rink
-
- 5006 W. 34th. Just East of highway 290 just north of
- I-610.
-
- Adult night is Thursdays, 7:30-10. Not as much dance music as I'd
- like, though there is some every night. A lot of the crowd seems
- to favor classic rock, but everything is played.
-
- -----
-
- From: "Rebecca Y. Shen" <rebecca@cco.caltech.edu>
- Subject: Re: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- I live in Pasadena, but I haven't ventured around the Greater LA basin, so I can
- only comment on three nearby rinks: Glendale, San Gabriel, and West Covina.
- Personally, I figure/freestyle skated (and am now on ice), so after the first
- couple months I stopped going to the crowded adult sessions.
-
- Stats:
- Floor Size:
- West Covina -- Big
- Glendale -- Medium
- San Gabriel -- Small
-
- Floor type:
- West Covina -- Synthetic/Plastic ??
- Glendale -- Wood (good condition)
- San Gabriel -- Wood (OK condition)
-
- In-lines
- West Covina -- Yes/Rent
- Glendale -- NO
- San Gabriel -- Yes
-
-
- Time-distance (from central Pasadena -- say Lake and Colorado):
- West Covina -- 20 minutes / 30+ minutes (rush hour)
- Glendale -- 10 minutes
- San Gabriel -- 10 minutes
-
- -----
-
-
- From: rebecca@cco.caltech.edu Mark L. Fussell
-
- My favorite is Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale: it is close, has a large enough
- rink, and has nice skaters/management.
-
- Approximate hours (I am removing the half hours, so 8 may actually be 7:30):
- Wed,Fri: 3-5 -- This is a "kid" session, but is not at all crowded,
- so ideal for "fancy skating".
-
- Sat,Sun: ?1-3,3-5 -- Crowded "kid" sessions
-
- Fri,Sat: 8-10,10-12 -- Crowded Adult/Teenage sessions, Modern music
- Thu: 8-10 -- ?? A less crowded Adult/Teenage session,
- possibly more Adults
-
- Wed: 8-10 -- Dance session, Organ Music (open to everyone,
- but has a lot of dance-pairs, and about
- 20 minutes of organised dances).
-
- Tue: 8-10 -- Never been: think it is adult with ?? jitterbug,
- disco, modern music ??
-
- Sun: 8-10 -- Gay night, open to anyone (who doesn't mind the
- couples, and a couple dances you might not want to join). I've never been, but
- I know straight people who do go.
-
- --
- West Covina's hours should be similar to Glendale, although I know the rinks in
- 6
- the area rotate some of the special adult sessions with each other. West Covina
- has more people, and a big center area for spot Rexxing.
- --
- San Gabriel may also be similar to Glendale, but I wouldn't recommend it
- because6
- of the small floor, and no one that I have met ever suggested it.
- --
-
- I'll send you the exact addresses/phone numbers later.
-
- Friends from skating have recommended North Hollywood, Reseda, and several other
- places, but I don't know anything beyond that. If you go to one of the adult
- sessions at Glendale there will be several people to ask.
-
- -----
-
- From: Erica Nowicki <k080116@hobbes.kzoo.edu>
-
- I was a speedskater on the circut in michigan for a few years, and am
- an avid rink-hopper, and worked at 1 for 4 years. Here is a record of some of
- my findings :
-
- *note these are all PERSONAL opinions given as truthfully as possible.
- @= rink that hold meets.
-
- Skateland of Woodhaven, Woodhaven, MI (homebase): Usually a friendly crowd,
- but the floor needs to be redone in my opinion the speeds tend to be
- kept at a reasonable pace for sessions and the crowd under control.
-
- Music.
-
- Dixie Skateland, Monroe MI: They need a better floor and sound system and
- their regular crowd is obnoxious.
-
- @Skatin' Station, Canton, MI: This is the place that State Meets are usually
- held along with a thanksgiving invitational that usually has a pretty
- good representation from a good number of states. Their floor is
- excellent along with their sound system, but I tend to find that their
- sessions lacking.
-
- Riverside Arena, Livonia, MI: This rink I recommend highly, they have an
- excellent floor, and their sessions are awsome. I attend these
- sessions quite frequently even though it is almost an hour from my
- home.
-
- All Skate, Jackson, MI: They have a decent floor, and their crowd is one of
- the friendliest that I have seen in a long time, they also have a
- decent sound system, they do have very strict rules though which may
- turn alot of the better skaters off.
-
- Rollerworld, Kalamazoo, MI: Well, this rink is in a shopping mall, they do
- need a new floor, they have strict rules, and need a new sound system
- but their crowd is nice for the most part.
-
- I have gone to other rinks, but have only been once mainly for competition and
- cannot give an accurate impression though that only.....
- Have a nice day...
-
- -----
-
- From: carl@udwarf.tymnet.com (Carl Baltrunas & Cherie Marinelli 1.5)
- Subject: Re: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- In article <ABOULANG.92Jan31210737@pilsner.bbn.com>, aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Bo
- ulanger) writes:
-
- > I have been thinking that it may be a good idea to build a
- > network-wide resource of good roller skating rinks around the world.
- ^^^^^^
- > (Any good rinks in U.K. or Australia?) I have checked out rinks in
- > Denver, Silicon Valley, San Diego, LA, Ft. Lauderdale area, Daytona,
- > Orlando, NYC, Boston, the Twin Cities MN, Chicago, Toronto, and
- > Washington DC. I will take the time out to compile a list if people
- > supply me information.
- >
- > Have to travel -- will skate, Albert Boulanger aboulanger@bbn.com
-
- I've not had to travel as much as I would like, but I've skated in the
- Washington DC metro area (includes MD & VA), Baltimore MD, St. Louis,
- Portland OR, Silicon Valley [live here] and LA with reasonable success.
-
- I used to get "Skate" Magazine (guess I ought to renew it) and I would
- look through the previous year or two to find the names of rinks that had
- figure/dance/free-style tests results to find the names of rinks to look
- up in the phone books when I got to a city I was visiting for more than a
- couple of days.
-
- This, of course, does NOT include all the available rinks... just ones that
- have artistic/speed skating clubs... but in any given area, that's where
- I'd prefer to skate anyway.
-
- With a little work, I should be able to remember the places I've skated if
- you/anyone is interested, with some critique of the place.
-
- As for the LA area, there are at least half a dozen good rinks and probably
- more with a little driving. They usually have a good showing at the SW
- Regional meets and I know a few teachers from that area. SkateWay in in
- the Pasadena (I think) area was ok, but I think they were a pretty small
- rink. It was 6 years ago I was there.
-
- Randall mentioned restrictions about backwards skating, et al in a lot of
- rinks. That's one reason to look for a rink with a club. They are a lot
- more tolerant of things like that if you show that you are a competant
- skater. Having a past or current amateur card is helpful too... Also if
- you get a chance to talk to the owner/mgmt and let them know you are from
- out-of-state and not just a regular, they may be more apt to let you do
- things they harrass other skaters about.
-
- My wife and I were in Baltimore and went to a "practice" session and talked
- to the pro there about some floor time and she hemmed and hawed a bit then
- said she'd have to talk to the management. While we all walked toward the
- office, we mentioned that our coach as Wayne Melton (a reasonably known SW
- and US champion skater/teacher). She immediately stopped and told us to
- put on our skates without even bothering to go to the office. If the rink
- is truly interested in skaters and skating in general, they will try to
- accomodate out-of-town skaters if you are open and honest with them about
- what you want to do.
-
- -----
-
- From: bill@franklin.com (bill)
- Subject: Roller skating rinks (was: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Nort
- hern) LA?)
- Summary: what I like near south/central NJ
-
- In article <ABOULANG.92Jan31210737@pilsner.bbn.com> aboulanger@bbn.com writes:
- : (Any good rinks in U.K. or Australia?) I have checked out rinks in
- : Denver, Silicon Valley, San Diego, LA, Ft. Lauderdale area,
-
- There are still good rinks in Ft. Lauderdale? That's my home turf
- and the rink I started at, Gold Coast, has, I'm told, been
- converted to a Salvation Army store or somesuch. Sad; it used to
- be the oldest rink in the state. When I left about two years ago,
- there wasn't much else in the area.
-
- : I will take the time out to compile a list if people
- : supply me information.
-
- I'm primarily a dance skater, so my evaluations are from that
- standpoint. Here are the rinks I've visited since I moved up here.
-
- In Burlington county, New Jersey, there is the Holiday Skating
- rink in Delanco, just off 130. It has a very large floor, in
- pretty good shape, though not as well maintained as it used to
- be. They have a competent, if uninspired, live organist on
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings. Tuesday is a crowded
- session; the other two are fairly peaceful. I hear the organist
- also does a late night session Friday (Saturday?) of just R&Rish
- music but I've never been to that session.
-
- Down in Gloucester county, there are two rinks. Skater's Choice,
- in Hurffville (I think), on 47 near 55, has a decent Wednesday
- night organ session. Dave Paden (sp?) plays and he's good. The
- rink floor is average size and fairly well maintained. The rink
- has a reasonable crowd but one can skate through it.
-
- Speaking of Dave Paden, he also plays at the Cornwells rink. This
- is just a bit east of Philadelphia on 13. This is on Tuesdays and
- Thursdays. These sessions are not awfully crowded and the folk
- are a bit older than in the other sessions I've mentioned. The
- floor is average size but not quite as good as the one at
- Skater's Choice. (This info is about a year old.)
-
- Back to Gloucester county is the rink I skate out of, the
- Deptford rink, just off 47 near 295. Besides having some good
- pros, its main claim to fame is NO SMOKING, none at all in the
- building. Since most of the other rinks tend to be smokeholes and
- I'm allergic to it, I really like that. Unfortunately, it has a
- small floor that has definitely seen better days. And the one
- organ session they have, on Thursdays, is tapes and very poorly
- attended. The tapes aren't very good, either. Sigh. (This is
- likely to change; the management is letting some of the club
- skaters run the session. With any luck, they'll do better. But if
- you are interested in this session, you really should call the
- rink instead of just going.)
-
- Finally, there is the Rollerama rink in Levittown, Pennsylvania,
- on 413 between 95 and 1. This had, a year ago anyway, a Sunday
- evening session. This rink is also fairly small and the floor
- could be in better shape, though it is better than Deptford's.
- That session is also just tapes.
-
- -----
-
- Subject: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- Thanks for your input. Here is the info I had for LA (that is not on
- your list -- spelling questionable):
-
- Reseda: Sherman Square Roller Rink.
- 18430 Sherman Way. 818 345-6902
- (Thursday 8:30-1:30)
-
- Grand Terrace: Calif Skate
- 22080 Indust(?) 824-8114
-
- San Bernadino: Stardust RR
- 2167 N Lugo 883-1103
-
- Torrance: Shamrock
- 1851 Mullin Ave 328-7150
-
- Riverside: Calif Skate
- 12710 Magnolia Ave 354-7060
-
- Montclair: Holiday RR
- 9191 Central Ave 626-0501/982-9150
-
- Saugus: Skate in Place
- 21616 Golden Triangle Rd 255-8453
-
- Bakersfield:
-
- Rollerama
- 1004 34th (805) 327-7859
-
- Skateland
- 415 Ming Av 831-5537
-
- Starlight
- 30 Kentucky 322-5661
-
- Rollertown
- 2200 Wibble Rd 833-2525
-
- -----
-
- From: "Rebecca Y. Shen" <rebecca@cco.caltech.edu>
- Subject: Re: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- The following are the addresses:
- Glendale -- Moonlight Rollerway, 5110 San Fernando Rd.
- 818.241-3630
- San Gabriel -- Fiesta Roller Rink, 136 S. San Gabriel Bl.
-
- 818.287-6669
- West Covina -- Skate Junction, 901 W. Service Ave.
- 818.960-4402
-
- also names from the White Pages (so possibly not rinks):
- Cerritos -- Skate Depot, 11113 E-183rd
- 310.924-0911
- Whittier -- Skateland, 12520 E. Whittier Blvd.
- 310.693-9618
-
-
- Also, I saw in an ad the Moonlight claims both Tuesday and
- Wednesday are Organ Music, so I may have been wrong about Tuesday
- nights, or the ad may be out of date.
-
- -----
-
- From: geo@shilah.Eng.Sun.COM (george atkins)
- Subject: Re: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- In the Bay Area (San Francisco, not Hudson) there are a handful of skating
- rinks, though not as many as one would think, probably because the weather is
- mild year-round.
-
- The closest rink to San Fracisco is the Rolladium in San Mateo, about a twenty
- minute drive south from the City. Right off of Hwy 101 and real convenient to
- the airport (in case you can't wait and want to skate right off the plane.)
- It has a wood floor and a very nice sound system. Friendly regulars, but not
- very crowded for some reason. They've played funky music the times I've been
- there, but I've only been on Tuesday nights. (415) 342-2711
-
- In Milpitas there is Cal Skate at I-680 and Hwy 237. I've never been there but
- I hear Wednesday and Sunday nights are wild. I hear they play a lot of hip hop,
- have a polyurethane floor and a host of excellent skating regulars to pick
- things up from (big dance scene in the middle.) Milpitas is about 35 miles
- south of Oakland in the East Bay, but very convenient to San Jose. (510) 946-
- 1366
-
- Next up there is Golden Skate in San Ramon. I was there for adult night. The
- floor is nice and they played some nice music, but too much heavy metal for
- my tastes (makes everybody skate real fast and fall down a lot.) It's a good
- 45 minute drive from the City. Way out in the 'burbs. (510) 820-2525
-
- I've heard nice things about the Aloha Roller Palace in San Jose at 397 Blossom
- Hill Rd. off of Hwy 101. I've never been there but I've heard that it's a real
- skate scene, especially on Friday nights. The place is said to be large. Not
- sure what the floor is made of, but if you're going to San Jose give them a
- call and you can tell me! (408) 226-1156 (message line) or 226-1155
-
- But the ultimate skating experience in the Bay Area in my opinion is Golden
- Gate Park on Sundays. the park is closed to traffic on that day (certain agents
- are trying to close it on Saturdays, too.) The weather is great (actually
- better in the winter than the summer it seems) And there are *tons* of skaters
- cruising up and down the roads, in-line and quad, as well as skate boards,
- bicycles, horses (well, okay, only the police.) There's a wild dance scene at
- 6th Ave from noonish until dark. (Bay Area skaters - am I right?) There are two
- places I know of that rent skates that are walking distance to the park; Skates
- on Haight and Magic Skate at Fulton and 6th. Be there or be square!
-
-
- From: aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Boulanger)
- Subject: Re: Speed (Now Denver area rinks)
- Date: 20 Apr 92 10:52:44
-
- In article <1992Apr19.142227.27310@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> pearnhar@isis.cs.du.edu
- (Philip A. Earnhardt) writes:
-
- You should hook up with a speed program. There are speed roller skating
- programs at the rink in Longmont, CO, and a couple of rinks in Colorado
- Springs. I'd guess there's at least one in Denver; ask around.
-
- Can you post the names of the rinks you know of in the area? (For
- potential roller skating visitors to the front range?)
- There is a rink off of Coal Mine Rd in South Denver that I have
- visited. It is called Starport as I recall. Other names that I have
- for the Denver area:
-
- Skate City -- Aurora 344-3321
- Arapahoe 770-2223
- Littleton 795-6109
- Meadowood 690-1444
- Rollerama 288-0502
- Starport S Denver 972-4433
- US on Wheels ???
- Roller City ???
-
-
- Travel, will skate,
- Albert Boulanger
- aboulanger@bbn.com
-
-
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 92 13:12:52 -0400
- From: Susan Harbour <harbour@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com>
-
- I just read your rink-request in rec.skate. I have been to Austin Tx.
- a couple of times this year and I have been to two roller rinks there. I
- believe there are three in the city, but I was only able to locate two
- of them (two of them are called Skateworld, I was only able to locate one of
- the Skateworlds. I *think* the other is either a practice rink or an ice rink,
- but I only ever got to hear their answering machine, so I don't know for sure.)
- The third rink (Playland) is probably not one that you want to go to (I know
- I never want to go back.) It's a pink epoxy coated concrete floor, which *can*
- be a real nice skating surface, but this one is used for Bingo about five
- nites a week, and has these pot holes in the epoxy that go right into the
- concrete....I was afraid I'd ruin my (then new) dance wheels. It's really
- pretty seedy, and it's also ridiculously hard to find.
- Skateworld (the one I found) sounds like what you are looking for.
- The times I've been there they've played top 40 music, but I believe they have
- *adult* nites and Christian nites. The floor is wood, (a little small I think)
- but set up very much like the Skate 3 rink in Tyngsboro, (though the floor is a
- natural wood color and a whole lot smoother than Tyngsboro.) The crowd is
- generally not very big, and most of the times I've been there the floor has
- also been reasonably clean (so you're not picking up a quarter inch of goop
- on your wheels, making it feel like you're skating on a washboard.) Though
- at least once that I was there I left after 40 minutes because it was so
- cruddy. I've seen them have a "race" now and again between songs during
- certain sessions, but I guess speed skating is more popular in Texas than
- dance skating.
- Anyway...directions....
- Take I-35 north (north of the Airport which is north
- of the 'downtown' area) take the Rundberg exit and go west on Rundberg
- to Lamar Blvd. Take a right on Lamar (you should see an HG supermarket)
- and go just past the HG parking lot, and take a left on Rutland Dr.
- The rink will be on your right. (You can see it from the HG parking lot).
- I can't find my list of sesssion times, so you'll have
- to call them when you get there.
- I didn't go scouting outside of the city much since my stays in
- Austin are generally only two or three days, and I never get a whole lot
- of exploration time. But, I thought I'd tell you what I know!
-
- -----
-
- From: sastls@mvs.sas.com, ASTLS@mvs.sas.com
- Subject: Re: Roller Skating vacation: Miami FL, Austin TX, Sante Fe NM
-
- The biggest (best) rink in Austin is Playland. They are installing a brand new
- floor AS WE SPEAK (write). They will be letting everyone skate on it this
- Friday night for the 1st time. I tried to call and found out all I can get is a
- recording until Friday when they reopen. I was going to ask when the adult
- session is for you -- I'll let you know on Monday if you won't be on your
- vacation yet. ??? There are only about 3 rinks in Austin and that's the best
- one. It is about a block from 183 and Burnet Rd.
-
- -----
-
- From: Randal L. Schwartz, <merlyn@iwarp.intel.com >
-
- Someone asked about rinks... My fav was Aloha Skate Palace in South
- San Jose (or something like that) on a Monday night. Great songs,
- good crowd. Cal Skate in Milpitas was also good, and they had a wood
- floor (not the silly blue stuff that is so prevalent now).
-
- The rinks within 30 minutes of Portland have gone from 7 to 3 in the
- last few years. Has this happened elsewhere? None of them were
- because of lack of business... most were because the landlords decided
- that putting in yet another discount clothes store or strip mall was a
- better deal. Just what we needed. Sigh.
-
- -----
-
- Ok, since this seems to include all types of skating (at least with
- wheels!) I will make myself know as a rollerskater. My regular indoor
- rink is Christiana here in Newark Delaware. Several champion figure
- skaters have come from here. I never really paid attention to that fact
- until I was skating at a rink in Ohio. A woman asked me where I was
- from. After I told here that I usually skate at a rink in Delaware, she
- said, "Oh yeah. I have heard of Christiana. [name I don't remember] came
- from there."
-
- During the summer I perform outside at a park near the waterfront in
- Philadelphia (Penn's Landing). There is a group that gets together from
- around the Philly area to Jam on Sunday afternoons, and many of the
- Holidays. If you are ever in Philly on a sunday come on down and see us.
- The "stage" is between Society Hill towers and the waterfront. Next to
- the Vietnam Memorial.
-
- -----
-
- From: Russell Turpin <turpin%cs.utexas.edu.uucp@BBN.COM>
- Subject: Re: On using both feet (was: sorting it out)
-
- I like PlayLand, which is on 183, just east of MoPac and just west
- of Burnet Rd. (Coming north on MoPac, take 183 South (really east)
- and then bear right on the access road. Turn right at the stop
- sign and PlayLand is about a block down behind a car dealership.)
-
- They have adult nights on Tuesdays and Sundays. Two of my coworkers
- -- one of whom is pretty good -- and I skate there pretty regularly.
- There is a good group of regulars.
-
-
- -----
-
- From: "Tamara Shaffer, x3222" <SASTLS@mvs.sas.com>
- Subject: Re: Rinks in Austin
-
- > I thought you all would like to know about each others opoinion's
- > about Austin's rinks:
-
- > ****************************************************************
- > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 92 13:12:52 -0400
- > From: Susan Harbour <harbour@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com>
- > To: aboulanger@BBN.COM
- >
- > Hi Albert,
- > I just read your rink-request in rec.skate. I have been to Austin Tx.
- > a couple of times this year and I have been to two roller rinks there. I
- > believe there are three in the city, but I was only able to locate two
- > of them (two of them are called Skateworld, I was only able to locate one of
- > the Skateworlds. I *think* the other is either a practice rink or an ice
- rink,M
- > but I only ever got to hear their answering machine, so I don't know for
- sure.M)
-
- The other Skateworld is a working skating rink. It is small. It is
- located in northwest Austin in Anderson Mill. This is north on 183
- about 1-1/2 miles (?) south of 620 at Anderson Mill Rd.
-
- > The third rink (Playland) is probably not one that you want to go to (I know
- > I never want to go back.) It's a pink epoxy coated concrete floor, which
- *can*M
- > be a real nice skating surface, but this one is used for Bingo about five
- > nites a week, and has these pot holes in the epoxy that go right into the
- > concrete....I was afraid I'd ruin my (then new) dance wheels. It's really
- > pretty seedy, and it's also ridiculously hard to find.
-
- A *lot* of things in Austin are hard to find. There is a lot of
- road work in the area of Playland. We live with it. Oh well. I can
- appreciate what she is saying, but considering their work they are
- doing, and that it will be brand spanking new while you are here, I
- figured it would be the best one to check out. :)
-
- > Skateworld (the one I found) sounds like what you are looking for.
- > The times I've been there they've played top 40 music, but I believe they
- haveM
- > *adult* nites and Christian nites. The floor is wood, (a little small I
- think)M
- > but set up very much like the Skate 3 rink in Tyngsboro, (though the floor is
- Ma
- > natural wood color and a whole lot smoother than Tyngsboro.) The crowd is
- > generally not very big, and most of the times I've been there the floor has
- > also been reasonably clean (so you're not picking up a quarter inch of goop
- > on your wheels, making it feel like you're skating on a washboard.) Though
- > at least once that I was there I left after 40 minutes because it was so
- > cruddy. I've seen them have a "race" now and again between songs during
- > certain sessions, but I guess speed skating is more popular in Texas than
- > dance skating.
- > Anyway...directions....
- > Take I-35 north (north of the Airport which is north
- > of the 'downtown' area) take the Rundberg exit and go west on Rundberg
- > to Lamar Blvd. Take a right on Lamar (you should see an HG supermarket)
- > and go just past the HG parking lot, and take a left on Rutland Dr.
- > The rink will be on your right. (You can see it from the HG parking lot).
-
- Like I said, look for the HEB. I haven't been to this one, but I know
- her directions work.
-
- > *******************************************************************
- > Posted-Date: Wed, 28 Mar 90 11:00:15 CST
- > From: Russell Turpin <turpin%cs.utexas.edu.uucp@BBN.COM>
- > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 90 11:00:15 CST
- > X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (6.5.6 6/30/89)
- > To: aboulanger@BBN.COM
- > Subject: Re: On using both feet (was: sorting it out)
- >
- > I like PlayLand, which is on 183, just east of MoPac and just west
- > of Burnet Rd. (Coming north on MoPac, take 183 South (really east)
- > and then bear right on the access road. Turn right at the stop
- > sign and PlayLand is about a block down behind a car dealership.)
-
- The street is McCann and it's a Nissan dealership. Hope that helps!
-
- > They have adult nights on Tuesdays and Sundays. Two of my coworkers
- > -- one of whom is pretty good -- and I skate there pretty regularly.
- > There is a good group of regulars.
- >
- > Russell
-
- -----
-
- From: Andrew D. Abbott| <abbottad@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu>
- Subject: Re: Good rink roller skating in Detroit?
-
- In rec.skate article <ABOULANG.92Apr27134019@pilsner.bbn.com> you
- wrote:
-
- > I will be traveling to Detroit and would like to know if there are
- any good roller rink sessions in the general area.
-
- On occasion there is in-line skating at the Pontiac Silverdome and at
- the Joe Louis Arena. I'm not sure if these fit your idea of a good
- roller rink (I've never skated there), but they may be interesting
- places to skate. You may have to do some checking around, though, to
- find out when the times are. Otherwise, Shores Skateland in
- Mt.Clemens may have what your interested in.
- I hope this has been just a bit helpful.
-
- -----
-
- From: aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Boulanger)
- Subject: Roller Skating vacation - Rinks in Florida (USA Rinks)
-
- I went skating in several rinks/cities in Florida. Here is a breakdown
- by day of adult skating session in Florida. One generalization that I
- have made is: USA (United Skates of America) rinks are a cut above
- the rest in general. They all seem to have a varied session schedule
- to meet the tastes of a varied clientele. I have been to USA rinks in
- Chicago, and Minneapolis. In addition the one in Tampa (which I
- visited but did not skate at a session) has the same type of schedule.
-
- ================================================================
- Adult Roller Skating (indoor) in Florida
- ================================================================
-
- Sunday
- ****************
-
- Semomoram Skateway Orlando, 407 834-9095, 834-9106 (manager)
- 8-11
- Comments:OK, Speed (shuffle) oriented music. They did play some techno.
-
- The Palace, Lantana (West Palm Beach), 407 967-0311
- 8-11:30
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Gold Coast, Ft Lauderdale, 305 523-6783
- 7:30-11
- Comments: Dead session and they were going to cancel it. "Floating
- floor" which is a floor built on wood beams so that it rebounds. These
- floors are really nice!
-
- Skate Mania, Ocala
- 7-10
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Galaxy Skateway, Palm Beach Gardens (West Palm Beach) 407 627-4554
- 7-10
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Skate Odyssey, Tampa 813 935-2000
- ??? (Never got hours)
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
-
-
- Monday
- ****************
- Universal Entertainment, Orlando, 407 282-3140, 407 282-3141
- 8-11
- Comments: OK, about the same as Semoram. Last time I was there, they
- seem to have a bit better mix of music than just the "shuffle" beat
- like many Florida rinks tend to lapse into.
-
- Southland Roller Palace, Pinellas Park, 813 546 0018
- 9-12
- Comments: So-So, mostly shuffle beat type stuff.
-
- Hot Wheels, Miami, 305 595-3200
- 8-11:30
- Comments: Did not go to this session, but the adult Thursday session
- was the best I seen on my vacation.
-
- Galaxy Skateway Hollywood, Davie, 305 435-3300, 432-5144
- 8-11
- Comments: Went to this several years ago.
- It was Ok -- mostly shuffle beat type stuff.
-
- Wednesday
- ****************
- USA, Tampa 813 876-6544, 813 876-5826
- 9-12
- Comments: This session claims to be a Hot 100 Club mix -- I will try
- to check this one out next time.
-
- Thursday
- ****************
-
- Hot Wheels, Miami, 305 595-3200
- 8-11:30
- Comments: Best session I went to on this trip. Center is walled off from
- the rest of the floor (but open for skating).
-
- Galaxy Skateway Hollywood, Davie, 305 435-3300, 432-5144
- 8-11
- Comments: See Monday night,
-
- Galaxy Skateway, North Lauderdale, 305 721 0580
- 8-11
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Happy Days Skate & Putt, Davie, 305 452-2800
- 7-11
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Rainbow Roller Land, Largo, 813 585-5987, 813 586-6810
- 8-12?
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Roller Skating Center of Coral Springs, 305 755-0011
- 7:30-10:30
- Comments: Never got to it.
-
- Skate City, Daytona Beach, 904 788-4401
- ??? (8-10:30)
- Comments: Several years ago they had an adult session on Thursday. The
- manager said that they may be starting this session again in the summer.
-
- -----
-
- From: merlyn@techbook.com (Randal Schwartz)
- Subject: Re: Hillsboro (Oregon) Roller Rink destroys music format
-
- In article <D2150039.3k82mg@udwarf.tymnet.com> carl%udwarf@tymix.tymnet.com
- writMes:
- |Since I haven't been into a rink for a few months, I can't comment on the
- |music they might be playing... but our local rink has a sunday night adult
- |skate and the stuff they were playing is pretty much 70s/80s stuff with a
- |few oldies and current pop (top-40) thrown in.
-
- that'd be cool, probably. I keep thinking that "adult" music is stuff
- from the 60's. I forget I'm getting older. :-)
-
- |Hmmm... I spend a week in Oregon a year or two ago when BiiN was trying to
- |make a product offering and I tried one or two of the rinks there... and I
- |forget, but I don't think I made it to the Hillsboro rink because they had
- |a "soul" night the night I was ready to go... but, I thought I went down
- |to the Oaks (in the Oaks Amusement Park) and they had this enormous pipe
- |organ... I can't imagine them playing things you can't dance to... although
- |maybe pipe organ music may be a bit much if that is ALL they play. I don't
- |remember, but it wasn't that crowded and I was able to practice my spins
- |even though they didn't allow me to practice any jumps.
- |
- |Are they still open? Is that a viable rink? :-)
-
- BiiN! Hey, I was a contractor there during its entire existance (well,
- at least until they killed all the contractors in one fell swoop).
-
- Hillsboro still has a "soul" session on Wednesday nights. I haven't
- gone back to see if they've ruined that one too.
-
- Oaks is still there. It'd better be. It's the oldest and largest rink
- in the Pacific Northwest (since 1920-something, I think). They still
- play the old pipe organ (the pipes hang over the center of the rink) on
- some sessions, but Friday and Saturday nights are top-40 from records
- (and maybe CDs). I attend a "private" session there on Sunday nights which
- is mostly rap-ified soul (and some good stuff too :-). It's run by a private
- group (the "Rose City Rhythm Rollers") and it's for members only, so we
- can pretty much play what we want (well, OK, what the DJ wants :-).
-
- But one nearly-good session a week isn't enough to keep me tuned up or
- in shape. Sigh. Down from 10 hours a week to 2.2 hours. Not good.
-
- -----
-
- From: "Robert E. Brown" <robert.brown@quorum.com>
- Subject: Re: Roll-Land
-
- I go to sessions that play "artistic" skating dance music. In my neck of the
- woods:
-
- Riverdale Rollerworld in Warwick, RI 401-821-2595
- Sunday and Tuesday, 7:30 to 10
-
- Silver City Skateland, Taunton, MA 508-824-4866
- Sunday 7:30 to 10
-
- Highland Heights Rink in Tauton, MA 508-824-9363
- Sunday 7:30 to 9:30, Thursday 7 to 9
-
- The last of these is a small rink in a suburban neighborhood run by an elderly
- couple who built the rink 40 years ago. The floor is great and the rink is
- almost always empty . . . because of . . .
-
- Silver City, probably the best competitive rink near me. I've not been to
- their dance session.
-
- Riverdale has a nice, but always dirty, floor -- the boards on the ends of
- the rink are curved. The rink has a small competitive club. It has
- popular rock and roll sessions, populated with local kids. I practice here,
- since it's closest.
-
- One of the earliest rinks in the country is also in RI -- since the Newport
- rich of old seemed to enjoy rolling around in their mansions after dinner.
- I believe this rink is near the Providence airport, but haven't found it
- yet.
-
- From: "Robert E. Brown" <robert.brown@quorum.com>
- Subject: Re: Roll-Land
-
- One of the earliest rinks in the country is also in RI -- since the Newport
- rich of old seemed to enjoy rolling around in their mansions after dinner.
- I believe this rink is near the Providence airport, but haven't found it
- yet.
-
-
- We found this rink (Hillsboro Country Club) during a non-session period. They ha
- ve
- sessions during the week starting at 7pm. It is located on US1 (2100
- Post RD) in Warwick RI. Phone number is 401 737-9828
- -----
-
- From: "Robert E. Brown" <robert.brown@quorum.com>
- Subject: friendly rinks
-
- Of the rinks I mentioned in my note, Riverdale and Highland Heights are
- the friendliest -- especially Riverdale. In your skating travels have
- you run across any rinks where people do the flea hop. I suspect that
- flea hopping was only done in a few rinks around Cleveland, and may be
- extinct now.
-
- Flea hopping seems to have originated at a rink in Chagrin Falls, where the
- steps were: LF (hop) RB (hop). That is, alternating left forward and
- right backward steps (mohawk turn transitions) with hops on each foot.
- Each step is one beat of the music, with the hops giving a double-time
- effect. I only saw this once or twice.
-
- At my rink in Mayfield, Ohio (suburb of Cleveland), people omitted the hops
- and skated each step to two beats of boogie music. The forward step with
- a deep inside edge, the backward with a deep outside. This basic step was
- used as a starting point for lots of tricks, occasionally including small
- jumps, but mostly just tricky footwork.
-
- Ahh, fond memories of Bobby Freeman on organ playing "Smoke on the Water"
- (maybe the actual title is somwthing like Purple Haze) in front of a wall
- of disco lights, while hundreds flea hopped at top speed . . . .
-
- -----
-
- From: nigel@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov
- Subject: Re: Good indoor roller skating in the DC area?
-
- In article <ABOULANG.92Jul21110552@kariba.bbn.com> aboulang@bbn.com (Albert
- Boulanger) writes:
-
- In my forays of rinks in the DC area, I have not found a really good
- rink -- ideally for an area like Washington DC there would be a rink(s)
- that has adult sessions with a "dance club" feel. Does any exist in the
- DC/Baltimore area?
-
- Uh...I haven't noticed any...I usually go to Columbia if I'm in an
- indoor mood. They have an Adult night there that is more fun for me.
- Plus they rent rollerblades ;-).
-
- -----
-
- To: kanarick@media-lab.media.mit.edu
- Subject: skating indoors boston
-
- I noticed today you posted something in rec.skate about finding a good
- place to skate with good music. Do you know of any places in the Bostong
- that have good music *and* would allow me to bring my in-lines? I
- looked up Roller Skating in the Yellow Pages and found two places,
- but I don't know anything about either of them. Might you?
-
- Nothing compared to NYC. The best is probably the Sunday night session
- at Roller Kindgdom in Tyngsboro MA (7:30-11). They allow in-lines that
- don't tear up the rink floor as far as I know. Besides Sunday night,
- there is a Wednesday night session at Roller Kindgdom in *Hudson* MA
- from 7:30-11 and Monday night session at the rink in Beverly (I forget
- its name). There are two Thursday night sessions: Tyngsboro MA
- (7:30-11) {I go to this} and Roller World in Saugus from 8:30-11. Call
- the rinks up.
-
-
- Phone numbers:
-
- Tyngsboro 508 649-2440(rec)/649-3439
- Hudson 508 652-3440
- Saugus 617 231-1111
- Beverly 508 927-4242
-
-
- There are rinks south of Boston (in Tauton for example) that I have
- never been to although I have saved some email on them.
-
- -----
-
- grr@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- Subject: Roller Rinks (Philadelphia Area)
-
- This is a list I've been maintaining of local skate rinks that
- I've visited. I'd appreciate any corrections or comments...
-
- notes:
-
- 1) matinee/kid-oriented sessions generally omitted, some of the
- schedules are fairly complete, others list just the sessions
- I've attended.
-
- 2) rink sizes are hard to judge, since it's easy to be fooled by
- the size/style of the building vs. the floor and the crowd.
- Floors bounded by wall seem much smaller than those with a
- runway. Large is something like 170'x70' - dance skaters
- notice very quickly as the floor narrows.
-
- 3) shapes are approximate - oval has some kind of rounded ends
- octagonal has angle clipped corners and rectangular doesn't.
-
- 4) Were multiple locations are given, the first is usually what the
- rink claims, the others are better known approximations.
-
- ====
-
- Caln/Thorndale/Downingtown PA
-
- Caln Roller Rink
- ~1 mile west of Downingtown on business Rt. 30
- Behind "Carpet Warehouse" on north side of road.
- 215-269-6229
-
- Mon 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Adult Escape - Lessons
- Tues 7:15 PM - 8:00 PM Adult Beginner/Dance Lessons
- 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Adult-18 Skate (slower) - Live Organ Music
- Wed 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Discount Nite
- Thur 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Advanced Dance Lessons
- 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Adult-18 Skate (faster) - Live Organ Music
- Fri 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Open - Top 40 DJ Joe Lamont
- Sat 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Open - Top 40 DJ Wobbly
-
- Hardwood - 170'x72' Rectanglar
- In-lines prohibited...
-
- This is a full size wood rink, kept in good condition. Peripheral
- areas are wood 3/4's of the way around the rink, with a couple wide
- areas suitable for practice when not crowded.
-
- Adult skates have traditional skating music by live organist Nick
- Viscuso, who is good, but the skate/music schedule seems rigid with
- only occasional seasonal variations. Open skates are generally crowded
- with school age kids, little adult presence.
-
- I'm kind of predjudiced, since this is my home rink, but it seems to be
- one of the better managed and has relatively extended hours. The staff
- is fairly strict, but tend to relax once they recognize you. No firm
- rules against backwards skating, but jumps are discouraged.
-
- The biggest problem is the lack of any Adult session other than the
- traditional organ music stuff...
-
- ====
-
- Villanova/Bryn Mawr/Radnor PA
-
- Villanova Skate Arena (was Radnor Rolls)
- Rt. 30 and 320 just west of Villanova
- Behind small shopping center northwest corner of 320 intersection
- 215-527-9293(tape)/527-9294(info)
-
- Monday 9:30 AM - 12:00 N Adult Artistic & Dance
- Tues 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Adult Classes
- Tues 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Adult-18 Skate - Music Unknown
- Fri 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM After School Skate
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Open - Top 40 DJ
- Sat 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Open - Top 40 DJ
-
- In-lines allowed and for rent, popular with the kids.
- Hardwood - ? - rough surface
-
- This is a mid-size rink, which suffers from a warped surface. The
- worst spots are inside of the normal traffic oval, but still make for
- an interesting feel as you pass over the bumps and gullies. The
- peripheral area has a grungy carpet though there is a tiny, dirty
- (20'x20'?) practice floor behind the DJ booth.
-
- I've only been here during an open skates, so there were the usual
- problems with erratic kids and beginners mixing with faster teens and
- a few adults. Enforcement seemed lax and there were some kids doing
- flips and live body/barrel jumps.
-
- Good points are that the staff is new and friendly, and there are
- informal (all ages) roller hockey games after the Saturday session.
-
- ====
-
- Warrington PA (between Doylestown & Horsham)
-
- Warrington Roller Skating Rink
- Rt. 611 at Warrington
- East side of 611
-
- Hardwood - ? - Rectangular
-
- I stopped in here during off hours, seems to be a long, narrow rink,
- quaint but in pretty nice condition. Weekend hours only.
-
- ====
-
- Lansdale/Hatfield PA
-
- Spin-A-Round Skating Center
- Rt 309 north of County Line Rd (Line Lexington)
- on hillside overlooking east side Rt. 309
-
- Wed 6:45 PM - 7:30 PM Beginner Dance Lessons
- 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Organ Music
- Fri 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Top 40
- Sat 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Top 40
- 9:30 PM - 12:00 PM Top 40
- Sun 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Family Night - Organ Music
-
- In-line skates prohibited.
- Hardwood - ? - Octagonal?
-
- This is a full size rink, but was need of resurfacing. A wood gangway
- surounds the entire rink and snack bar, but isn't really wide enough
- for practice.
-
- I've only been here on an open Saturday night when it was snowing, so I
- don't know much about the usual crowds. There aren't any adult nights,
- so there's generally a mix of all ages, though the Wednesday night
- session feautures "organ music" and may be more elderly. The Saturday
- split session does result the the departure of many of the youngest
- skaters at the end of the early session.
-
- Apparently they have a rule limiting backwards skating "inside the red
- line" or during backwards skates, but this wasn't being enforced when I
- was there due to the small crowd.
-
- ====
-
- Aston/Brookhaven PA
-
- CN Skate Palace
- Concord Rd. and Rt. 452
- just south of the Concord Rd./Rt 452 5-points intersection
- 215-494-4442(tape)/494-4443
-
- Wed 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Family Night
- Fri 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Open Session
- Sat 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Rock & Roll
-
- In-line skates permitted.
- Hardwood - 160'x60' rectangular
-
- This is a fairly small/narrow rink in a converted suburban movie
- theater. Perhaps as compensation, the floor is in excellent condition
- and they even have a wheel-cleaner widget to scrub off the usual
- suburban wheel crud.
-
- An intersting feature is that since the floor is built up over a
- sloping theatre floor, it's fully suspended making for a nice feel.
- Unfortunatly, this doesn't quite make up for the relatively narrow
- ~60 foot width and kid-goo too often covering the otherwise well
- maintained surface.
-
- I've skated here mostly during "family" sessions, which are the usual
- zoo-like affairs. There was a Tuesday night adult-rock session for a
- while, but attendance wasn't consistant and it was canceled.
-
- This rink is largely kid/family community oriented, but my skating
- instructor calls it home and they have an atistic/dance club with
- exclusive use for some time on Sunday morning and Wednesday night.
-
- ====
-
- Northeast Philadelphia PA
-
- Palace Roller Skating Center
- 11750 Roosevelt Blvd.
- East Side, near N. Phila Aiport
- 215-698-8000
-
- (incomplete!)
- Tue 10:00AM - 12:30 Adult-18 Morning Session
- Wed 6:30 - 9:00 Family
- 9:30 - 11:00 Adult-18
- Thu ? - ?
- Friday 7:30 - 11:00 10 & up - Rock
- Sat 7:30 - 11:00 10 & up - Rock
- 11:30 - 1:30PM Adult-18
-
- In-line skates permitted.
- Hardwood - ~180'x80' Oval
-
- This is a borderline urban rink - not downtown, but in the Northeast
- section of the city. A fairly nice looking facility, but with more
- security guards than skate guards. Also a nice skate shop, but it
- closed early and I didn't get a chance to look closely.
-
- I visited on a Friday night and the crowd was almost exclusively
- teenaged. In addition to being fairly crowded and limited to forward
- skating some shuffle/couples, some of the younger kids were doing
- stupid things. I got taken down from behind once and pushed several
- times - I don't mind crowds, but I prefer rolling freely to dodging
- and braking.
-
- There are some late-evening Adult sessions that are supposed to
- be pretty good, so I'll have to drop in and see how they compare.
-
- ====
-
- Shillington/Reading PA
-
- Skateaway?
- Rt 222, South of Shillington
-
- Sun 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Adult-Night (Live Organ)
-
- Inlines permitted?
- Hardwood - - Rectangular?
-
- This is a medium sized rink near Reading. I've only been up there once
- during the Sunday night Adult session, which was OK, with a live
- organist playing fairly up-beat stuff.
-
- ===
-
- Harrisburg PA
-
- Hagy's Fountainbleau
-
- Sun 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (?) Adult-Night (Live Organ)
-
- Hardwood - ? - Oval
-
- This is another one I've only been to once, for their Annual "corn-roast",
- since it's well over an hour from work, but I plan to get up there again
- one of these days.
-
- This is an older rink in a building that has a wonderful high ceiling.
- In some ways it's kind of quaint, but it's full sized and the floor is
- in good condition. Another interesting feature is a "step-up" seating
- area all along one side of the rink.
-
- The owner is apparently one of the founders of the RSROA and there is an
- interesting museum aisle with pictures of old rinks, skaters and old
- skates, wooden wheels and other curios.
-
- The Sunday night session features live organ music, with at least two
- different organists on different weeks.
-
- ====
-
- Newark/Christiana/Ogletown DE
-
- Christiana Skating Center (was Spinning Wheels)
- South side Rt 273 just past I-95 intersection
- 366-0426
-
- Tue 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Family Skate
- Thu 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Adult-16 Skate
- Fri 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Sat 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Sun 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Adult-16 Skate - Top 40 DJ
-
- In-lines allowed, but speed skates are the most popular.
- Hardwood - ? - Oval
-
- This is a mid-size rink, in good condition, but with a carpeted
- peripheral area.
-
- The ~16 Age limit for the "Adult" skates makes for a largely teen-aged
- crowd with an assortement older folk. Still, it is enough to make this
- perhaps one of the better top-40/dance sessions in the area.
-
- Skating is generally moderate, fast and faster, mixed with a enough
- beginners to serve as sacrificial targets. Rules relagate backwards
- skating, spins and freestyle to the center of the rink, but enforcement
- varies depending on the skate guard, whether the manager is watching an
- whether it's a pet rink rat or whoever.
-
- I go to the Sunday night session fairly often, it can be fun as long as
- you're up for the pace, but many new skaters or drop-ins give up in
- disgust before getting acclimated.
-
- This is also on of the rinks where competitions are held, and has
- yielded some winners, but apparently the club/lesson/competition
- activity is quite separate from the public sesions.
-
- ====
-
- Elsmere/Wilmington DE
-
- Elsmere Skating Center
- Rt. 2 Elsmere
- Under the railroad overpass
-
- Wed 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Organ Night
- Fri 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
- Sat 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM DJ G-Man
- Sun 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM Adult-18 Night - DJ G-Man
-
- Hardwood - ? - Oval?
-
- I've only stopped by here off hours, but this appears to be a nice full
- size rink. Has a bit of a reputation for being a "rough" place, but
- this may be the suburban view of a rink serving both urban and
- blue-collar neighborhoods.
-
- ====
-
- Delanco/Cinaminson/Trenton NJ
-
- Holiday Skating Center
- Rt 130 at Creek Rd
- Near Holiday Lake/Ice Cream Stand
-
- Tues 8:00 - 11:00 Adult-16/Organ Night
- Wed 6:30 - 9:30 DJ (Family?)
- Fri 7:30 - 11:00 DJ
- Sat 7:30 - 11:00 DJ
- 11:00 - 2:00 (AM) Rock Organ (once/month - call!)
- Sun 7:30 - 10:30 Organ Night
-
- Inlines permitted/for rent, but none seen on adult night.
- Hardwood - 200'x90' - Oval w/wood surround practice area
-
- This is perhaps the largest rink in the Area. It's a bit longer and
- much wider than usual and still has a large skatable seating area at
- one end and wide seating/practice lane down one side.
-
- The Tuesday session features live organ music and is fairly well attended
- by a mix of all ages. There are mid-session and after session artistic
- dance skates.
-
- --
- George Robbins - now working for, work: to be avoided at all costs...
-
-
- From harbour%mervax.dnet@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com Fri Apr 23 08:37:14 1993
-
- These three rinks are in northern Virginia, all three within about a
- half hour of Fairfax Virginia (which is about 10 minutes east of Dulles
- Airport.)
-
-
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-
- Skate City -- Mathis Rd., Manassas Virginia. 703-361-0425
-
- From Fairfax, take 28 south to Manassas. Take a right on Liberia
- then left at the next traffic light on Mathis. The rink is the third
- building on the left, behind a car dealership, and across the street
- from a cinema.
-
- The floor is wood, and in fair condition, and medium to small. Public
- sessions are very crowded. Backwards skating was allowed during sessions.
- Roller Blades are also allowed.
-
- There are public sessions most nites from 7 to 10 and there are
- some day time sessions, such as an adult skate on Thursday from 10 to noon.
- As always, it's best to call before you go to be sure.
-
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-
- Skate City USA -- Sudley Rd. Manassas Virginia. 703-361-7465
-
- This rink is probably managed by the same folks who own Skate City,
- because their session schedule sounds very similar. I didn't actually get
- to skate here, so I don't have explicit directions, or first hand information
- about the rink. However, skaters are Skate City seemed to think the floor at
- Skate City USA was bigger than Skate City.
-
- Again, call for information.
-
- ****************************************************************************
-
- Fronconia Roller Rink -- Alexandria Virginia 703-971-3334
-
- Take exit 3 off 495 (Franconia/Van Dorn exit.) Bear right at the
- the traffic light to about the third set of lights which should be
- Franconia Rd. Take a left on Franconia, and go about a half to three quarters
- of a mile. You will see a Crown Gas station on the left. The rink is behind
- the gas station.
-
- Sessions are nightly 7 to 10 pm, except where there is a private
- party. I went in the middle of the week and the session not well attended,
- (which was great for practice.) I was told by skaters there, however, that
- the weekend sessions are very popular. I don't recall if they allow roller
- blades, but they do require toe stops or dance plugs, and will ask to see
- your skates when you pay your admission (I wasn't hasseled about my figure
- skates, though.)
-
- The floor is wood and is in pretty nice condition, medium to to small,
- but about average size from what I've seen elsewhere around the country.
-
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-
-
- From: Charlie Brett <cfb@hpcfb.fc.hp.com>
-
- There are 2 US on Wheels and Roller City rinks.
- US on Wheels -- Denver (303) 423-0616
- US on Wheels -- Westminster (303) 457-0220
-
- Roller City North -- Thornton (303) 428-5061
- Roller City West -- Denver (303) 237-5622
-
- Also, in Northern Colorado there are:
-
- Roller Land -- Ft. Collins (303) 482-0497
- Particle Board with plastic floor.
- Has 2 posts in the center of the floor.
-
- Skate Castle -- Loveland (303) 667-7388
- Small asphalt with plastic floor.
-
- Warnoco West -- Greeley (303) 330-5265
- Hardwood with clear plastic floor.
- Large floor with mitered corners.
- Adult night on Sunday (8-10:30)
-
- Warnoco North -- Greeley (303) 353-5265
- One of (if not the) oldest rinks in Colorado.
- Large hardwood floor with bent corners.
- Clear plastic coating.
- Only open Friday and Saturday evenings.
-
- In Colorado Springs:
-
- Skate City -- (719) 597-6066
- Large asphalt with plastic floor.
- Adult night Sundays (soul night)
-
- Skate City Austin Bluffs -- (719) 591-1016
- (used to be Torchlight)
- Large particle board with plastic floor.
-
- Bosanova -- (719) 634-1222
- Older hardwood with clear plastic.
- Mitered corners.
-
- It's almost impossible to find an adult night in Colorado. The rinks
- that do have them, all seem to have them on Sunday. Most rinks are only
- skating 2 or 3 night a week now.
-
- Charlie Brett - Ft. Collins, CO
-
-
- ================================================================================
- List of contributors:
-
- abbottad@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu
- aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Boulanger)
- bill@franklin.com (bill)
- carl@udwarf.tymnet.com (Carl Baltrunas & Cherie Marinelli 1.5)
- Charlie Brett <cfb@hpcfb.fc.hp.com>
- Erica Nowicki <k080116@hobbes.kzoo.edu>
- geo@shilah.Eng.Sun.COM (george atkins)
- grr@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- merlyn@techbook.com (Randal Schwartz)
- nigel@rs733.GSFC.NASA.Gov
- Mark L. Fussell using <rebecca@cco.caltech.edu>
- Robert E. Brown <robert.brown@quorum.com>
- Robert John Butera <rbutera@rice.edu>
- Russell Turpin <turpin%cs.utexas.edu.uucp@BBN.COM>
- sastls@mvs.sas.com, ASTLS@mvs.sas.com
- Susan Harbour <harbour@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com>
- Tamara Shaffer <SASTLS@mvs.sas.com>
-
- =END OF PART 6=================================================================
-
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