Courtesy of Google Map. Notice the rink building? It was renovated to allow that pizza shop to build part of the building as a restaurant and other two businesses are on the left side you could not see.
Creston Skateland 520 Livingston St, Creston, IA
Henry's Skateland 520 Livingston St, Creston, IA
Skateland 520 Livingston St, Creston, IA
The trio of rinks might be one and the same because it was a varitation of naming or nickname like you would call a former place the same name as a new place. For instance, Greenview Theater that many would call that but it was Greenview Roller Rink then Lace's then Rite Aid, and now Walgreens. People would know original name. I think that was the case here. Sort of.
I still call Destiny, Carousel Mall. You get the idea. It was really Henry's Skateland and no, it was not the first name of a male. In fact, it was a female's last name Henry that owned it since 1974. Shirley Henry and of course, her husband, John. And her business was called Henry Enterprises, Inc. According to Manta.
I have no idea when the business closed. And there are no pictures. Anyone?
All I know it was in a Gabled Roof Warehouse like building. Currently a pizza fast casual restaurant that you park on the side. The front is actually the side. Two parking areas that other business buildings and grass are cutting off the entire complex. You will see on the map.
Currently it is Chocolate Brown colored building. The pizza restaurant takes up almost half of the building and is in different material to make it looked more Western. For an Italian pie restaurant? I believe it is wrong theme but love their logo though. The rest was likely original. It has steel wall sheets that appears like a warehouse-like.
The Interior.
Beautiful Maple floor right up to the time it was flooded in 2008 and it turned pitch black sludge that it was so bad. The floor buckled as well. It is similar you may have seen clearly in a former Florida skating rink that was flooded during a hurricane. (I do not recall which rink that was).
What very attractive feature in that rink was it had wall neon lights. Very 1950s/80s look. It was all walls with those lights. Truly very upscale 1980s look interior. Unlike other rinks that had very popular starburst lights on the ceiling with a diamond ball hanging.
The Exterior.
Currently it is Chocolate Brown colored building. The pizza restaurant takes up almost half of the building and is in different material to make it looked more Western. For an Italian pie restaurant? I believe it is wrong theme but love their logo though. The rest was likely original. It has steel wall sheets that appears like a warehouse-like.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A Floor: N/A Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: N/A Demolished: Still Standing
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Warehouse-like Building.
Roof: Gable
Acres: N/A
Operated: 1974 to c.2001 (according to City Data)
Reason for Closure: N/A
Wanted: Information regarding photos of rink exact date of open and date of closed. Why closed?
Sources: Manta, Dun & Bradstreet, City-Data, Bizapedia,
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Henry's Skateland 520 Livingston St, Creston, IA
Skateland 520 Livingston St, Creston, IA
The trio of rinks might be one and the same because it was a varitation of naming or nickname like you would call a former place the same name as a new place. For instance, Greenview Theater that many would call that but it was Greenview Roller Rink then Lace's then Rite Aid, and now Walgreens. People would know original name. I think that was the case here. Sort of.
I still call Destiny, Carousel Mall. You get the idea. It was really Henry's Skateland and no, it was not the first name of a male. In fact, it was a female's last name Henry that owned it since 1974. Shirley Henry and of course, her husband, John. And her business was called Henry Enterprises, Inc. According to Manta.
I have no idea when the business closed. And there are no pictures. Anyone?
All I know it was in a Gabled Roof Warehouse like building. Currently a pizza fast casual restaurant that you park on the side. The front is actually the side. Two parking areas that other business buildings and grass are cutting off the entire complex. You will see on the map.
Currently it is Chocolate Brown colored building. The pizza restaurant takes up almost half of the building and is in different material to make it looked more Western. For an Italian pie restaurant? I believe it is wrong theme but love their logo though. The rest was likely original. It has steel wall sheets that appears like a warehouse-like.
The Interior.
Beautiful Maple floor right up to the time it was flooded in 2008 and it turned pitch black sludge that it was so bad. The floor buckled as well. It is similar you may have seen clearly in a former Florida skating rink that was flooded during a hurricane. (I do not recall which rink that was).
What very attractive feature in that rink was it had wall neon lights. Very 1950s/80s look. It was all walls with those lights. Truly very upscale 1980s look interior. Unlike other rinks that had very popular starburst lights on the ceiling with a diamond ball hanging.
The Exterior.
Currently it is Chocolate Brown colored building. The pizza restaurant takes up almost half of the building and is in different material to make it looked more Western. For an Italian pie restaurant? I believe it is wrong theme but love their logo though. The rest was likely original. It has steel wall sheets that appears like a warehouse-like.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A Floor: N/A Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: N/A Demolished: Still Standing
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Warehouse-like Building.
Roof: Gable
Acres: N/A
Operated: 1974 to c.2001 (according to City Data)
Reason for Closure: N/A
Wanted: Information regarding photos of rink exact date of open and date of closed. Why closed?
Sources: Manta, Dun & Bradstreet, City-Data, Bizapedia,
© 2019-2020 Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved.