Palisades Roller Rink 100 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, PA. Nice rendering to renovate the exterior especially on the left where the main entrance to the second floor where the roller rink was. Source: McKeesport Palisades
Palisades Roller Rink 100 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, PA. They also operate the marina which is to the right of the photo (hard to see). Source: McKeesport Palisades
Palisades Roller Rink 100 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, PA. A possibility of a hundred years old rink floor still in existence! Source: McKeesport Palisades
Uh oh! Someone not wanting to get married! Hahha. Source: Clipart through McKeesport Palisades
Palisades Roller Rink 100 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, PA
Palisades Roller Rink 100 Fifth Avenue., McKeesport, Pennsylvania was a roller rink once at Palisades but that was between 1945 until 1976, the year there was a huge widespread fire on the same street that closed or burned down commercial buildings.
But Palisades Roller Rink building did not catch on fire. It was a coincidence it happened that year. No kidding. AP article mentioned this rink that the owners Bill and Sandra Speney left that year. So, they abandoned operating the rink and focused on other purposes including an event center which continue today. The name remains but not the roller rink. It is presently as McKeesport Palisades today, a full-entertainment event center for weddings, receptions, Christmas parties, things like that. Also it is ballroom dancing event. Yes, ballroom dancing is still around! Not as big as it was over a hundred years ago but they still around. Since 1997, it is owned and operated by the town.
It is a beautiful building! Beautiful place! I love this building. See the photos of their events today. That same roller rink floor STILL in existence! I have proof that it was designed for skating. It was on the second floor. The floor is STILL there. It may be 80 years old floor!
Home of what is reportedly the largest wooden dance floor in Western Pennsylvania, the Palisades is a former 19th century cigar factory and car dealership.
It's had a dance floor since the 1920s and was once also operated as a roller-skating rink. Professional boxing and wrestling matches were also a staple for many years.
This building and business were owned for decades by the Speney family, it was purchased by the Redevelopment Authority in 1997. It hosts dances, concerts and community events and serves as the city's de facto convention center.
The advertisements were found starting in 1945. But the dance hall began in 1920s. So, it may have two different results. Usually it goes hand in hand. If not, it was a dance floor only till 20 years later-- in 1945.
The Interior.
The roller rink was on the second floor of the three story building but actually it is just two floors having the third floor ceiling clearance as high as a school gym with enough room for basketball games to be played there. But no basketball for sure. It had FAN shaped layout Hardwood Maple floor. It does not look like it has been sanded, polished, and coated with some kind of plastic protection. It does look raw. This is a hundred years old skating rink floor. Perhaps one of the oldest still lay-down rink floor in the East Coast US.
It has a stage for drama, motivation speaking, seminars, music, and wedding group seating.
Retail are on ground floor.
The Exterior.
It is right cross the street from a boat marina and a bridge there. It does appear beautiful area. The main entrance is on the corner away from the street corner which I believe it should have served as main corner to enter. But that is where the retail store is. See photo.
It is a beautiful late 19th Century All-Brick Architecture with three stories. It may have at one point actually had three stories. But it is currently as two stories because of more space in the event hall on the second floor where the rink floor still being there. The only modern on the outside is the entrance. Very Minimalist glass block attached to what I believe is Italian Revival. The pairing of windows and the arch of those windows pointed to Italian Revival. Si, Rinascita Italiana.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Non=Painted, Maple Floor Layout: FAN. (Wall to Wall)
Building Size: N/A. Built: Late 19th Century. Renovations: Once before 1920s for car dealership, then dance hall in 1920s, 1945 roller rink, 1997, modern hall. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Red Brick - Walled Commercial Building. 3 Story.
Roof: Gabled.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior Designer: N/A.
Organ: N/A.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: N/A.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: N/A.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Marina: Slips numbers unknown. (still operational)
Retail stores: on ground floor.
Operated: (Overall)-- Either 1920s or 1945 to c.1976.
Reason for Closure: The city purchased the hall and converted to event center.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
AP - Article on past rinks.
McKeesport Palisades - Website.
Tube City Online - Council wants numbers on the Palisades.
Date of issue: 01 October 2022.
For office use only: 4.
Worth to visit:
Ask for permission first if there are no events. Please DO ask before you can go in. I am sure Dan Carr, the manager there today can be happy to show you. Ask nicely! Any photos with skating or as it was in past, please send to us! Thank you. Maybe you can rent the facility for a night of skating? Or maybe you got a hot date to do it privately on that floor? Ask for permission first!
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as Dead-Rinks) and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. We do not endorse such illegal activities including breaking and entry of former rinks, malls, abandoned buildings, etc. 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.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. 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 different results between two (or more) 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. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
Any music associated with any YouTube or any other videos provided on International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved become property of International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© 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: Disclaimer.
© Copyrighted by International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7.
But Palisades Roller Rink building did not catch on fire. It was a coincidence it happened that year. No kidding. AP article mentioned this rink that the owners Bill and Sandra Speney left that year. So, they abandoned operating the rink and focused on other purposes including an event center which continue today. The name remains but not the roller rink. It is presently as McKeesport Palisades today, a full-entertainment event center for weddings, receptions, Christmas parties, things like that. Also it is ballroom dancing event. Yes, ballroom dancing is still around! Not as big as it was over a hundred years ago but they still around. Since 1997, it is owned and operated by the town.
It is a beautiful building! Beautiful place! I love this building. See the photos of their events today. That same roller rink floor STILL in existence! I have proof that it was designed for skating. It was on the second floor. The floor is STILL there. It may be 80 years old floor!
Home of what is reportedly the largest wooden dance floor in Western Pennsylvania, the Palisades is a former 19th century cigar factory and car dealership.
It's had a dance floor since the 1920s and was once also operated as a roller-skating rink. Professional boxing and wrestling matches were also a staple for many years.
This building and business were owned for decades by the Speney family, it was purchased by the Redevelopment Authority in 1997. It hosts dances, concerts and community events and serves as the city's de facto convention center.
The advertisements were found starting in 1945. But the dance hall began in 1920s. So, it may have two different results. Usually it goes hand in hand. If not, it was a dance floor only till 20 years later-- in 1945.
The Interior.
The roller rink was on the second floor of the three story building but actually it is just two floors having the third floor ceiling clearance as high as a school gym with enough room for basketball games to be played there. But no basketball for sure. It had FAN shaped layout Hardwood Maple floor. It does not look like it has been sanded, polished, and coated with some kind of plastic protection. It does look raw. This is a hundred years old skating rink floor. Perhaps one of the oldest still lay-down rink floor in the East Coast US.
It has a stage for drama, motivation speaking, seminars, music, and wedding group seating.
Retail are on ground floor.
The Exterior.
It is right cross the street from a boat marina and a bridge there. It does appear beautiful area. The main entrance is on the corner away from the street corner which I believe it should have served as main corner to enter. But that is where the retail store is. See photo.
It is a beautiful late 19th Century All-Brick Architecture with three stories. It may have at one point actually had three stories. But it is currently as two stories because of more space in the event hall on the second floor where the rink floor still being there. The only modern on the outside is the entrance. Very Minimalist glass block attached to what I believe is Italian Revival. The pairing of windows and the arch of those windows pointed to Italian Revival. Si, Rinascita Italiana.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Non=Painted, Maple Floor Layout: FAN. (Wall to Wall)
Building Size: N/A. Built: Late 19th Century. Renovations: Once before 1920s for car dealership, then dance hall in 1920s, 1945 roller rink, 1997, modern hall. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Red Brick - Walled Commercial Building. 3 Story.
Roof: Gabled.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior Designer: N/A.
Organ: N/A.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: N/A.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: N/A.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Marina: Slips numbers unknown. (still operational)
Retail stores: on ground floor.
Operated: (Overall)-- Either 1920s or 1945 to c.1976.
Reason for Closure: The city purchased the hall and converted to event center.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
AP - Article on past rinks.
McKeesport Palisades - Website.
Tube City Online - Council wants numbers on the Palisades.
Date of issue: 01 October 2022.
For office use only: 4.
Worth to visit:
Ask for permission first if there are no events. Please DO ask before you can go in. I am sure Dan Carr, the manager there today can be happy to show you. Ask nicely! Any photos with skating or as it was in past, please send to us! Thank you. Maybe you can rent the facility for a night of skating? Or maybe you got a hot date to do it privately on that floor? Ask for permission first!
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as Dead-Rinks) and Mark Falso are not responsible for your physical and legal injuries you may have caused. We do not endorse such illegal activities including breaking and entry of former rinks, malls, abandoned buildings, etc. 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.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. 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 different results between two (or more) 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. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
Any music associated with any YouTube or any other videos provided on International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved become property of International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© 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: Disclaimer.
© Copyrighted by International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7.