Sticker courtesy of Flickr.
Postcard courtesy of FRRP
New Skateland, 1320 Main Street, Buffalo, New York
New Skateland on Main street was original in Buffalo, not the current modern New Skateland that is found on East Ferry Street in Buffalo. Not to be confused. This was opened in 1940s by Mr. & Mrs. E. J. Scott and they ran this rink until sometime in the late 20th Century. Date is unknown. Both opening and closing. However, only left is the postcard and several advertising. The interior and exterior are found on this linen postcard. what they did in the postcard was quite terrible not able to draw semi-circle and the lines for the rink on a certain angle. The artist did terrible job on that part. See postcard above.
If you are to look on Google Map, it is long gone and it is a parking lot with a small car rental office, Enterprise Rentals. Next door to that parking lot is a four story brick building with a Catholic organization thrift store that occupied that building. This must have happened by 1970s or 1980s by the look of the car rental building.
Actual photographs of both interior and exterior are much appreciated. Also any informations.
New Skateland rink had flat roof structure with a huge sign naming the rink, "New Skateland." It had a front view of a roller skate with wings. That design was quite unusual because many skating rinks have their logo with a skate on its side along with Mercury shoes wings upon them.
The exterior apparently had a darker hue of tanish stucco on post-Art Deco looks as the interior had low hung high ceiling with center line support beam holding up all beams. As for the rails, they had steel iron cast water pipes as rails. On the side, it is hard to tell if they are lockers or pull out stadium benches. That would be kind of unheard of at a roller rink compared to a high school and college basketball gym to have a pull out benches.
They had large windows to the floor which would be a bit dangerous. The artistic picture does not do any good actually compared to a good clear photograph.
Much more information are needed along with the dates of open and closure.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: Wood? Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: 1940s
Type of Building: Free Span Flat, Cinderblock Building.
Roof: Flat
Acres: N/A
Operated: 1940s to ?
Reason for Closure: N/A
Wanted: Photos and information especially on open and closed.
Sources: FRRP, Google Map,
© 2019 - 2020 Dead Rinks. All Rights Reserved.
New Skateland on Main street was original in Buffalo, not the current modern New Skateland that is found on East Ferry Street in Buffalo. Not to be confused. This was opened in 1940s by Mr. & Mrs. E. J. Scott and they ran this rink until sometime in the late 20th Century. Date is unknown. Both opening and closing. However, only left is the postcard and several advertising. The interior and exterior are found on this linen postcard. what they did in the postcard was quite terrible not able to draw semi-circle and the lines for the rink on a certain angle. The artist did terrible job on that part. See postcard above.
If you are to look on Google Map, it is long gone and it is a parking lot with a small car rental office, Enterprise Rentals. Next door to that parking lot is a four story brick building with a Catholic organization thrift store that occupied that building. This must have happened by 1970s or 1980s by the look of the car rental building.
Actual photographs of both interior and exterior are much appreciated. Also any informations.
New Skateland rink had flat roof structure with a huge sign naming the rink, "New Skateland." It had a front view of a roller skate with wings. That design was quite unusual because many skating rinks have their logo with a skate on its side along with Mercury shoes wings upon them.
The exterior apparently had a darker hue of tanish stucco on post-Art Deco looks as the interior had low hung high ceiling with center line support beam holding up all beams. As for the rails, they had steel iron cast water pipes as rails. On the side, it is hard to tell if they are lockers or pull out stadium benches. That would be kind of unheard of at a roller rink compared to a high school and college basketball gym to have a pull out benches.
They had large windows to the floor which would be a bit dangerous. The artistic picture does not do any good actually compared to a good clear photograph.
Much more information are needed along with the dates of open and closure.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: Wood? Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: 1940s
Type of Building: Free Span Flat, Cinderblock Building.
Roof: Flat
Acres: N/A
Operated: 1940s to ?
Reason for Closure: N/A
Wanted: Photos and information especially on open and closed.
Sources: FRRP, Google Map,
© 2019 - 2020 Dead Rinks. All Rights Reserved.