Closed Pennsylvania Roller Rinks

Information about roller rinks in Pennsylvania that have closed. See also more about Pennsylvania Skating, about U.S. Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

Canonsburg

Roll R Skate (CLOSED)
Roller rink closed in 1999. Not sure when it opened but a set of its construction plans were dated March 17, 1977. Formerly located 113 Cavasina Drive in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The First Annual Roll R Skate Reunion was September 5, 2010 at the Valley Skate Denora roller rink.
Facebook "Roll R Skate Memories" Page
- Youtube "Canonsburg Roll R Skate session 1995" Video

Harrisburg

Star Rec Center (CLOSED)
7500 Derry Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Line Lexington

Skate 309 Family Fun Center (CLOSED)
Route 309 and Mill Road
Line Lexington, Pennsylvania

Matamoras

Big Wheel North (CLOSED)
3226 North 5th Street
Matamoras, Pennsylvania 18336

Pennsburg

Embassy Roller Skating Center (CLOSED)
2229 East Buck Road
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania

Pittsburg

Ardmore Roller Skating Palace (CLOSED)
2400 Ardmore Boulevard
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pottstown

Sanatoga Roller Skating (CLOSED)
Route 422
Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Villanova

Villanova Skating Arena (CLOSED)
789 East Lancaster Ave
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085

Washington

Carla's Skateland (CLOSED)
Incorporated on February 18, 1982. Located on McCoy Lane in Washington, Pennsylvania Co-owned by Carla Clutter, Katherine Onopiuk, and Paul Onopiuk.
NOTE: Renamed "Pancake Skate N Whirl"

Pancake Skate 'N' Whirl (CLOSED)
Mc Coy Ln
Washington, Pennsylvania
NOTE: Renamed "Wired"

Wired Roller Skating and Pizza (CLOSED)
10 McCoy Lane
Washington, Pennsylvania
Web Site: wiredskatingandpizza.com (offline)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiredSkatingandPizza/
NOTE: Observer-Reporter article in September of 2015 announced a couple would take over ownership of the former Skate N Whirl and rename it "Wired". In a November 2015 Facebook post the new owners announced the gutting and remodel of the rink, including a new skate floor, was nearly finished. In March of 2019 the owners announced the rink was closed and up for sale.
Area couple takes over ownership of former Pancake Skate ’n’ Whirl (Sep 2015)

Carla's Skateland
Incorporated on February 18, 1982. Located on McCoy Lane in Washington, Pennsylvania Co-owned by Carla Clutter, Katherine Onopiuk, and Paul Onopiuk.

Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl
Located at 10 McCoy Lane in Washington, Pennsylvania
Note: Renamed "Wired"
Petition by Tyler Denman to Pennsyulvania Governor to Save It
Pancake Skate "N" Whirl has been a family based operation since 1982. When it was converted from hazel atlas glass, throughout those 33 years the company has 3 owners. Pancake Skate "N" Whirl has gone through many cycles during the last 33 years. Pancake Skate "N" Whirl is the last remaining skating rink in Washington County. Over the last 11 years Pamela Startare has owned and operated it along beside her family and friends who have volunteered there time in order to keep the skating rink open and provide a safe place for the younger generation. Pancake Skate "N" Whirl has recently received a foreclosure letter,

Skateland (Washington) CLOSED

For Sale Since 2016, Not Sold as of 2019

Valley Skating Center
Web Site: ValleySkate.com
Archives: | 2003 | 2017 |
30,000 square foot roller rink 130 feet by 230 feet in size with an 185 by 85 foot skating floor. First opened in 1983. The rink hosted the Donora Invitational Skating Championships, an artistic roller skating competition, for more than 25 years.
STATUS:
As of 2016, Linda Miner, who lives upstairs from the rink was trying rto sell the Valley Skating Center, which she and her family have owned since 1983. As of 2019 the rink was still up for sale.
| FB Events | Facebook, |
- 2016: Donora skating rink owner ready to roll out of town
- March 2019 Article

Closed

Interstate Skateland (Waynesburg) CLOSED

Wired Roller Rink (South Strabzane Township, Washington County)

Caln Roller Skating Rink
According to a speed skater in the SkateLog Forum, the Caln Roller Skating Rink at 4533 Lincoln Highway (Business Route 30) in Downingtown, Pennsylvania is now closed.

Embassy Roller Skating Center
According to a speed skater in the SkateLog Forum, the Embassy Roller Skating Center at 2229 East Buck Road in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania is now closed. When it was opened the Embassy Roller Rink had a roller hockey program and a roller hockey team called the Embassy Hurricanes that was directed by John McGonagle.

Skate 309
The Skate 309 roller rink at 2117 Bethlehem Pike in the Hatfield/Hilltown area of Pennsylvania closed on April 7, 2007. The owners closed it because (1) a local auto dealership gave them a very good offer, (2) the rink owners were being kept very busy managing another rink in New Jersey, and (3) because participation in the rink's public sessions had dropped to about 120 to 150 skaters per night. The rink was sold to Peruzzi Toyota who planned to use it for an auto servicing facility. The Skate 309 Roller Rink was located inside a 20,000 square foot, steel walled building on 46 acres of land. The rink had a 152 x 73 foot maple wood floor and something called a "train wall" (what was that?). It was also the home of a senior citizens roller skating club. The property was sold by Jay Johnson of Drylander LLC and two other co-owners. The rink was owned by Murphy Maede from 1993 to 2003 and before that it was owned by Harold and William Christman.
Web Site: skate309.com

Resources

Pinterest "Vintage PA Roller Rink Graphics
(collected by Pinterest user "Pennsylvania History Buff")
- Allegheny Roller Rink (Morgan Street, Brackenrige PA)
- Avon Roller Rink (Avondale PA)
- Bedford Roll Arena (1 mile north of Bedford PA)
- Crystal Palace Roller Rink (Fairbank PA)
- Dubois Rollerdrome (Dubois PA)
- Gateway Skate-Way (Jefferson PA)
- Keystone Roller Rink (Sayre PA)
- Lakemont Park Roller Rink (Altoona PA)
- Larose Roller Rink (Lehighton PA)
- Mealey's Roller Rink (Allentown PA)
- Menlo Park Roller Rink (Perkasie PA)
- Pla-Mor Skating Rink (3434 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia PA)
- Skateaway (Scranton PA)
- Skateland Roller Rink (Exton PA)
- Washington Roller Rink (47 West Beau Street, Washington PA)

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