Luther Sanderson's Open-Air Rink Albuquerque, NM. This Source: Albuquerque Journal October 13, 1990. Photo touch up and digitally remastered by Dead-Rinks.
Luther Sanderson's Open-Air Rink Albuquerque, NM.
Luther Sanderson Open-Air Rink was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Not much information here and no photograph of it. Sorry. What I can say this was the first stepping stone for Luther Sanderson. Like many rink operators in early 20th Century or even in 19th Century, they used big open air or tent roller rink before they can have the financial means to purchase a building to house a roller rink. Many businesses in 19th and early 20th Century started this format. Look at Bob Wian, the founder of Big Boy Restaurants started out by working for the three ladies around the time he was senior in high school but after that, the ladies were retiring and he sold his prized deSoto automobile to purchase a 8 seater diner. That was small. But that was a start.
Many businesses did the same format. Bill Gates started in the garage of his home. Steve Jobs did the same in his garage. Mark Zuckerberg started his famous or infamous social media in his college dormitory room. Joseph-Armand Bombardier began making snowmobiles in his small garage which later became Ski-Doo snowmobiles.
So, the story was the same for many rink operators of its day. I see often in Billboard magazines that they were tent cities and I see old classified ads in the same magazines that they started to have tent rinks. I am sure many businesses today began at home. I know of a candle company here in my home town (Central NY) began in the kitchen and then had to move it to the basement and hire a couple of workers and they have a new store to sell expensive candles.
Same thing. So, Luther began with an open air (likely had a tent) and he used Maple or some hardwood floor for skating and rails around the wood floor to constitute as a roller rink outside.
The Interior.
Just an open air rink with hardwood floor, maybe Maple. Non paint. It had rail around the rink floor. It was outdoors and open during likely on dry days. Raining? Likely close for the day.
The Exterior.
Since this was an open air, it had no walls, and likely was a huge canopy tent similar to what you see at wedding receptions outdoors today.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Hardwood. Likely Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 1932 (Established). Demolished: took down in 1935 for good.
Type of Building: None. Open-air tent with hardwood floor rink and rails.
Roof: Tent.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)--1932 to 1935
Reason for Closure: East End Roller Rink replaced open-air rink.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources:
Albuquerque Journal October 13, 1990.
Date of issue: 24 June 2021.
For office use only: 1p.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.
Many businesses did the same format. Bill Gates started in the garage of his home. Steve Jobs did the same in his garage. Mark Zuckerberg started his famous or infamous social media in his college dormitory room. Joseph-Armand Bombardier began making snowmobiles in his small garage which later became Ski-Doo snowmobiles.
So, the story was the same for many rink operators of its day. I see often in Billboard magazines that they were tent cities and I see old classified ads in the same magazines that they started to have tent rinks. I am sure many businesses today began at home. I know of a candle company here in my home town (Central NY) began in the kitchen and then had to move it to the basement and hire a couple of workers and they have a new store to sell expensive candles.
Same thing. So, Luther began with an open air (likely had a tent) and he used Maple or some hardwood floor for skating and rails around the wood floor to constitute as a roller rink outside.
The Interior.
Just an open air rink with hardwood floor, maybe Maple. Non paint. It had rail around the rink floor. It was outdoors and open during likely on dry days. Raining? Likely close for the day.
The Exterior.
Since this was an open air, it had no walls, and likely was a huge canopy tent similar to what you see at wedding receptions outdoors today.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Hardwood. Likely Maple. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 1932 (Established). Demolished: took down in 1935 for good.
Type of Building: None. Open-air tent with hardwood floor rink and rails.
Roof: Tent.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)--1932 to 1935
Reason for Closure: East End Roller Rink replaced open-air rink.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources:
Albuquerque Journal October 13, 1990.
Date of issue: 24 June 2021.
For office use only: 1p.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.