Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: Pinterest.
Cicero's Skating Center 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. This was operational back the day when this photo was taken. Please noticed the big tree up front toward right side with the sign behind the big tree. Keep in mind when looking at it. It is the exact tree still in existence today in the next photo. So are the small pine trees near the tree which may have been Maple or Elm. Source: Google.
Cicero's Skating Center 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. This is same block where the skating rink was. You can tell with that big tree which grew bigger. That tree without leaves on because that was taken in late wet fall season day. The two small pine trees in the Black-and-White photo has grown big as well. Source: Google.
Cicero's Skating Center 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. This is same block where the skating rink was. You can tell with that big tree which grew bigger is shown where. Due to the poor quality of photo I have, I had to "photoshop" this photo to make some repairs. The front was facing north. Source: Google.
Cicero's Skating Center 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. This is same block where the skating rink was. You can tell with that big tree which grew bigger is shown where. This recent photo was taken in 2021. You can see that same tree has grown so large. You can see the grass scar. I call them grass scar because when you demolish a building or a house, normally the spot will not have grass growing good or well. You literally can see the shape of the building foundation! The front was facing north. Source: Google.
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Considering this is in 1942, the fonts looks too modern for its time. Newspapers in 1940s usually do not have that headline font like that. Source: The Indiana Gazette - Friday, 20 March 1942.
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: The Indiana Gazette - Saturday, 24 February 1951.
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: The Indiana Gazette - Thursday, 14 May 1953.
Cicero's Modern Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: The Indiana Gazette - Wednesday, 6 October 1954.
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: The Indiana Gazette - Thursday, 30 April 1959.
Cicero's Skating Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: Latrobe Bulletin - Saturday 13 June 1970.
Cicero's Skating Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: The Indiana Gazette - Saturday, 20 June 1970.
Blairsville Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: Google.
Cicero's Modern Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: Google.
Cicero's Modern Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: Google.
Cicero's Modern Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA. Source: Google.
Clarksburg Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA (Aka)
Cicero's Skating Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA
Blairsville Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA (Aka)
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA (Aka)
Cicero's Skating Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA
Blairsville Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, PA (Aka)
Cicero's Roller Rink 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, Pennsylvania was part of a Cicero's skating rink chains including Portage Rink in Portage, Pennsylvania; Cicero's Modern Rink in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, and Cicero's Crystal Ball in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. All are related to Edna and James Cicero who started those rinks. Clarksburg may have been also the name for this same location.
This rink as I said was part of the Cicero's owned. This version was owned by the Cicero Brothers, Arthur and James.
I found this ad that mentioned another rink name in the same town owned by the same owner, Art Cicero as you can see above. Was it the same rink that was renamed? It was possible. I am going to include Clarksburg Roller Rink as part of it. Other wise if any of you can correct me, please do and I will make a separate profile. But they are related by same management/operators.
Cicero's Modern Rink which was operated in a former slaughterhouse at Brown and Liberty Streets in a corner. The current map showed there is no building (street level on Google Map, empty land). Noted in the 1947 Historical Record, the skating rink later was sold and the new owner converted it into dormitory housing for students at Vale Tech, the precursor of Wyotech. Interesting that the campus was not near according to the map. It was off campus for the dormitory at the time.
However, I have a conflicting report. From my understanding, it was opened in March 1942 and it was converted to U.S. Army Air Force Trainee Barracks in 1951 but it was reverted back to roller rink by 1953 and sold in 1970 to Vale Tech.
The reason for selling was unknown.
I have conflicting report about open and closing. The Trib Live report said it was sold in 1947 to the Vale Tech. However, my competitor said it was 1970 that was sold to that company.
The competitor said it was converted in 1951 to the barracks for the US Army Air Force Trainee to reside. However, only to come back as roller rink two years later. And sold in 1970. Really confusion.
This disclaimer I have here is not Dead-Rinks nor I, Mark Falso's fault for errors. I reviewed two different reports. I will need correct report. Anyone? I need strong evidence. Thank you.
This is one history that puts it into a perspective I am talking about:
- 1870's-1913 - Built as a slaughter and packing house For Brown Packing Company, Inc.
- 1942 - Cicero's Modern Rink opened.
- 1951 - Rink used for the U.S. Army Air Force trainees as barracks.
- 1953 - Returned as roller rink.
- 1970 - Cicero's was sold to Vale Corp. and converted to its dormitory.
The Interior.
From a newspaper, it appeared to have Maple wood floor.
The Exterior.
The exterior was unique of it's own which was built originally as a slaughter house then converted to a roller rink. The roof was Gabled however, at each end, it was rounded making more like a French Revival Hip Roof you seen in 1990s.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Non-painted Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: N/A (Date unknown)
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Cindlerblocks- Walled Warehouse - like Building.
Roof: Gabled Mix
Acres: N/A.
Organ: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- March 1942 to 1947. Other say March 1942 to 1951, back 1953 to 1970.
(One source said March 1942 to 1947, sold to Vale Tech) according to Trib Live article online. but another source said March 1942 to 1951, became military barracks, then back to roller rink in 1953 until sold in 1970 to the Vale Corporation according to my competitor. Conflicting!
But I have to agree with Trib Live because of 1947 report mentioned it was sold that year.
I will need more concrete details to verify this. Anyone?
Reason for Closure: N/A. (sold to Vale Tech which is now Wyotech.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
The Indiana Gazette - Indiana, Pennsylvania, 23 September 1960,
TribLive - Entertainment history on everything in town.
The Indiana Gazette - Friday, 20 March 1942.
Billboard - 19 August 1944.
Indiana Gazette - Wednesday, Aug 30, 1978.
The Indiana Gazette - 24 February 1951.
The Indiana Gazette - 14 May 1953.
Date of issue: 10, 15 June 2022.
For office use only: 15.
Worth to visit:
None. All grass ground.
DISCLAIMER:
Dead-Rinks and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. Please always obey laws and regulations and property owner's signs. Some states allow purple paint on fence which means they even have guns on their property and have rights to shoot you. Please DO NOT attempt to enter property without permission!
For abandoned rinks, after you receive permission, do WEAR safety OSHA equipment including a safety glasses, pair of safety gloves, an orange vest or a jacket, and a construction helmet.
Thank you for understanding.
Second of all, the contents including words and photos above on this page and/or on any pages are purely educational entertainment purposes only. I provide what information from other websites, skaters, and operators and it may end up with differences result between two sources. It is not our responsible for errors we caused. All sources are shown on each page. All opinions and statements of mine are also stated and are for purely educational entertainment only.
Rinks that are closed are considered dead. Rinks that are/were sold and with new management names new name(s), the former are considered dead. Previous operating rink that closed but came back years later, are considered dead because the reopening is considered rebooted, nothing to do with the former.
As for "For Office Only" is for my personal and legal reasons.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved becomes property of Dead-Rinks and are watermarked but they are credited to you (or where the source is from). Thank you for understanding. To understand more about this, please go to this page: Dead-Rinks List.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7
This rink as I said was part of the Cicero's owned. This version was owned by the Cicero Brothers, Arthur and James.
I found this ad that mentioned another rink name in the same town owned by the same owner, Art Cicero as you can see above. Was it the same rink that was renamed? It was possible. I am going to include Clarksburg Roller Rink as part of it. Other wise if any of you can correct me, please do and I will make a separate profile. But they are related by same management/operators.
Cicero's Modern Rink which was operated in a former slaughterhouse at Brown and Liberty Streets in a corner. The current map showed there is no building (street level on Google Map, empty land). Noted in the 1947 Historical Record, the skating rink later was sold and the new owner converted it into dormitory housing for students at Vale Tech, the precursor of Wyotech. Interesting that the campus was not near according to the map. It was off campus for the dormitory at the time.
However, I have a conflicting report. From my understanding, it was opened in March 1942 and it was converted to U.S. Army Air Force Trainee Barracks in 1951 but it was reverted back to roller rink by 1953 and sold in 1970 to Vale Tech.
The reason for selling was unknown.
I have conflicting report about open and closing. The Trib Live report said it was sold in 1947 to the Vale Tech. However, my competitor said it was 1970 that was sold to that company.
The competitor said it was converted in 1951 to the barracks for the US Army Air Force Trainee to reside. However, only to come back as roller rink two years later. And sold in 1970. Really confusion.
This disclaimer I have here is not Dead-Rinks nor I, Mark Falso's fault for errors. I reviewed two different reports. I will need correct report. Anyone? I need strong evidence. Thank you.
This is one history that puts it into a perspective I am talking about:
- 1870's-1913 - Built as a slaughter and packing house For Brown Packing Company, Inc.
- 1942 - Cicero's Modern Rink opened.
- 1951 - Rink used for the U.S. Army Air Force trainees as barracks.
- 1953 - Returned as roller rink.
- 1970 - Cicero's was sold to Vale Corp. and converted to its dormitory.
The Interior.
From a newspaper, it appeared to have Maple wood floor.
The Exterior.
The exterior was unique of it's own which was built originally as a slaughter house then converted to a roller rink. The roof was Gabled however, at each end, it was rounded making more like a French Revival Hip Roof you seen in 1990s.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Non-painted Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: N/A (Date unknown)
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Cindlerblocks- Walled Warehouse - like Building.
Roof: Gabled Mix
Acres: N/A.
Organ: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- March 1942 to 1947. Other say March 1942 to 1951, back 1953 to 1970.
(One source said March 1942 to 1947, sold to Vale Tech) according to Trib Live article online. but another source said March 1942 to 1951, became military barracks, then back to roller rink in 1953 until sold in 1970 to the Vale Corporation according to my competitor. Conflicting!
But I have to agree with Trib Live because of 1947 report mentioned it was sold that year.
I will need more concrete details to verify this. Anyone?
Reason for Closure: N/A. (sold to Vale Tech which is now Wyotech.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
The Indiana Gazette - Indiana, Pennsylvania, 23 September 1960,
TribLive - Entertainment history on everything in town.
The Indiana Gazette - Friday, 20 March 1942.
Billboard - 19 August 1944.
Indiana Gazette - Wednesday, Aug 30, 1978.
The Indiana Gazette - 24 February 1951.
The Indiana Gazette - 14 May 1953.
Date of issue: 10, 15 June 2022.
For office use only: 15.
Worth to visit:
None. All grass ground.
DISCLAIMER:
Dead-Rinks and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. Please always obey laws and regulations and property owner's signs. Some states allow purple paint on fence which means they even have guns on their property and have rights to shoot you. Please DO NOT attempt to enter property without permission!
For abandoned rinks, after you receive permission, do WEAR safety OSHA equipment including a safety glasses, pair of safety gloves, an orange vest or a jacket, and a construction helmet.
Thank you for understanding.
Second of all, the contents including words and photos above on this page and/or on any pages are purely educational entertainment purposes only. I provide what information from other websites, skaters, and operators and it may end up with differences result between two sources. It is not our responsible for errors we caused. All sources are shown on each page. All opinions and statements of mine are also stated and are for purely educational entertainment only.
Rinks that are closed are considered dead. Rinks that are/were sold and with new management names new name(s), the former are considered dead. Previous operating rink that closed but came back years later, are considered dead because the reopening is considered rebooted, nothing to do with the former.
As for "For Office Only" is for my personal and legal reasons.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved becomes property of Dead-Rinks and are watermarked but they are credited to you (or where the source is from). Thank you for understanding. To understand more about this, please go to this page: Dead-Rinks List.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7