Sefferino Rollerdrome, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Operator: William F. Sefferino[1]
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: [?]
• Organist: [?]
• DJ: [?]
• Floor size: 248' x 135'[4]
(After two decades the floor size ended as 90' x 250')[3]
• Floor type: Hard wood[5], Rotunda style. (see photos below)
• Primary reason for closing: Retired & sold to Crocker-Fels. (Hospital supplies)[7]
• Opened: March 1937[5] - October 1956[6]
"As early as 1940, Billboard magazine reported that speed skaters, a temperamental lot, demanded so much powder to help with floor grip that female patrons left the rink gray-haired, looking like they had aged in just a few hours."
-Chicago Rink Rats: The Roller Capital in Its Heyday, By Tom Russo
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Not a roller rink during this time:
• 1957 - (Leased to) Crocker-Fels - Hospital supplies.[6]
• 1968-1977 - Garvin-Powers Corp. - Machine Shop.
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After over 20 years, back to roller skating!
Royal Skating Palace, Inc., 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Operator: Hilda Huber, Eleanor Rigney, Peggy Stapleton[9]
• DJ: W.C. Lewis[8]
• Primary reason for closing: Continued as a skating rink.
• Opened: 1978[9] - 1982?
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Rollerworld / Roller World Skating Center, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Operator: Mike J. Dorso Jr.[12]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1983? - ???
(Exact opening & closing of Rollerworld not yet known.)
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Not a roller rink again:
• 1990's-Current - Playhouse Scenery Shop for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
(Photos below.)
Photo at top of page courtesy Google.