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PETERSBURG — A fun, Black-owned, family-friendly business will open soon in Petersburg. The venue for all ages offers roller skating and arcade playing.
In 1971, a 31-year-old Norman L. Traeger founded United Skates of America Inc., described by USSEC as "a chain of family fun centers". [8] [9] Traeger served as president until at least 1983, when the NY Appellate Division ruled in favor of United Skates to purchase 71-17 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens (formerly Indoor Skateboard Center, Inc.).
In 1941, the Swanson family opened the Empire Roller Skating Center in a former garage across the street from Ebbets Field. [4] [5] By the 1940s, the rink (renamed as the Brooklyn Rollerdome) hosted skate and beauty contests in addition to regular skate sessions. [6] In 1956, Henry and Hector Abrami became the new owners and operators.
In 1956, a former reservoir was converted to a skating rink to accommodate requests for year-round ice-skating facilities. The open-air rink would facilitate ice hockey and figure-skating in the winter, and dancing and roller-skating events in the summer. In October 1957, it opened to the public.
The collision that claimed the lives of 67 people Wednesday bore a hole in the heart of the tight-knit skating community in a Washington, D.C. suburb.
A teenager has died after he collapsed during a varsity hockey game in New York.. Connor Kasin, 17, from Massapequa, lost consciousness on the ice during an intermission of the game at Oyster Bay ...
Growing up, his family owned a roller rink and was highly involved in the sport of roller skating. Creveling followed in the footsteps of his older siblings, learning to skate as soon as he could walk. He was selected for the 2003 United States' Junior World roller skating team in 2003 and for the Senior World Team from 2004 to 2006.
The Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. Located adjacent to Wisconsin State Fair Park , the center opened on January 1, 1993, and was named for Milwaukee philanthropists Jane and Lloyd Pettit .