Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, Washington, PA. Source: Observer-Reporter. September 2015.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. One of the party rooms. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. Skate rental booth. Source: Google.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. Skaters and parents could sit up at the bar watching kids playing billboard, air hockey, or even roller skate. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. One of the party rooms. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. Eating area. Black dinettes but colorful bright walls and floor made up the difference. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. Billboards seen in background behind the louge area where they had couches. Nice leather (or vinyl) couches! That is a rare sight for a modern roller rink to have such couches like this compared to say pre-1950s. Source: Google..
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. You can clearly see the floor. It is RollerCourt floor tiles. You can tell this rink is small. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. The roller rink floor. You can compare to size with young skaters seen in this photo. That is quite small. Source: Google.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. All-black dinettes. But the bright floor and walls made up the differences. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. Game area. Old fashioned, no coin operated arcade games are found here. Interesting carpet with their logo name on it. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. One of the party rooms. This one called Party Room B. Source: Zillow.
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA. One of the party rooms. Source: Zillow.
Carla's Skateland 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA
Wired Skating and Pizza 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, PA
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl 10 McCoy Lane, Washington, Pennsylvania was once a roller rink before it became Wired Skating and Pizza. That was the official name but Wired is brief version.
UPDATED! -- 13 September 2022.
I found that Carla's Skateland was the original rink here before Pancake Skate 'n" Whirl and later, Wired Skating and Pizza. It was first operated on 18 February 18, 1982. It was co-owned by Carla Clutter, Katherine Onopiuk, and Paul Onopiuk.
I found conflicting dates though. Read down for the dates of operations.
Now back to this...
At some point, then young Julie Hatfield had one of those inspirations that are so powerful, they leave an indelible memory. “My childhood dream,” she said, “was to own this skating rink.” She finally did.
Julie Graham and her husband, Clay, have purchased the South Strabane facility known, in its most recent incarnation, as Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl. They purchased the building for $175,000 from John and Pamela Startare, and have begun an overhaul of the place with an early November 2015 target for reopening.
The Grahams likewise are overhauling the name of the longtime roller rink that sits off Route 40 in the Pancake section of the township. They are rechristening it Wired, a rebranding that seems nebulous at first, but ultimately makes sense. It's about youth, and for youth.
That place has 12,000 square feet at 10 McCoy Lane, and is being remodeled by a couple with formidable backgrounds in real estate. Julie is owner/operator of the Re/Max offices in Washington Crown Center, and has 22 years in the industry. Clay, who retired as a South Strabane police officer in April 2015, is the office manager. They are among eight agents on staff.
This will be a labor-intensive endeavor at a rink that has been closed since earlier this summer. “It's in bad disrepair,” Julie said. “We are gutting and replacing equipment. It needs a new floor. We'll have a Sport Court floor, which is good for any kind of skating except ice.”
The Grahams, who live in South Franklin, also plan to remodel the kitchen and serve pizza, sandwiches and wings among its fare. They are experienced at this, having once owned Lagonda Pizza in the township – a shop that has since closed.
Wired had two party rooms for events, which will likely include rewards programs for academic achievers. Inline skating and lessons also will be part of the equation.
When Wired opened, it was be but one of the two roller rinks in Washington County. The other is Valley Skate Center in Donora. Greene County has one – Mon View Roller Rink in Greensboro.
The Pancake rink opened in 1959, in what had been Hazel Atlas Glass.
It was sold for 329,900 USD. Sad they only ran a short time. Retirement? That is the best legal way to avoid the real subject. It is likely financial loss or rising insurance cost for this extreme small roller rink.
The Interior.
Carla's Skateland: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: May have had Maple Hardwood.
Wired: Roller Court flooring replacing likely Maple.
The Exterior.
Carla's Skateland: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: Standard looking 1970s look. Free-Span Steel Trusses Ribbed Cinderblocks - Walled Warehouse - like Building with Flatted Roof.
Wired: Updated by painting trim above the wall, Purple was added. More colorful than the Pancake Skate's version. More youthful looking.
The Stats:
Carla's Skateland:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: May have had Maple Hardwood. Floor Layout: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: May have had Maple Hardwood. Floor Layout: N/A.
Wired:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: RollerCourt floor tiles. Floor Layout: Tiles.
Building Size: 12,000 SF. Built: N/A. Renovations: 2015. Demolished: N/A.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Cinderblocks - Walled Warehouse - like Building.
Roof: Flatted.
Acres: 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.
Operated: (Overall)-- 1959 to 28 March 2019
Carla's Skateland: 18 February 18, 1982. Co-owned by Carla Clutter, Katherine Onopiuk, and Paul Onopiuk.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: 1959 to Summer 2015.
Wired: November 2015 to 28 March 2019
Reason for Closure:
Carla's Skateland: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: N/A.
Wired: Owners wanted to retire. (only ran 3.5 years!?)
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:
Observer-Reporter - Couple takes ownership of former rink. 06 September 2015.
Facebook - Wired Skating and Pizza.
Weichert - Real Estate.
Zillow - Real Estate.
Date of issue: 18 January 2022.
Updated: 13 September 2022.
For office use only: 15.
Worth to visit:
None.
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 Dead-Rinks 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.
UPDATED! -- 13 September 2022.
I found that Carla's Skateland was the original rink here before Pancake Skate 'n" Whirl and later, Wired Skating and Pizza. It was first operated on 18 February 18, 1982. It was co-owned by Carla Clutter, Katherine Onopiuk, and Paul Onopiuk.
I found conflicting dates though. Read down for the dates of operations.
Now back to this...
At some point, then young Julie Hatfield had one of those inspirations that are so powerful, they leave an indelible memory. “My childhood dream,” she said, “was to own this skating rink.” She finally did.
Julie Graham and her husband, Clay, have purchased the South Strabane facility known, in its most recent incarnation, as Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl. They purchased the building for $175,000 from John and Pamela Startare, and have begun an overhaul of the place with an early November 2015 target for reopening.
The Grahams likewise are overhauling the name of the longtime roller rink that sits off Route 40 in the Pancake section of the township. They are rechristening it Wired, a rebranding that seems nebulous at first, but ultimately makes sense. It's about youth, and for youth.
That place has 12,000 square feet at 10 McCoy Lane, and is being remodeled by a couple with formidable backgrounds in real estate. Julie is owner/operator of the Re/Max offices in Washington Crown Center, and has 22 years in the industry. Clay, who retired as a South Strabane police officer in April 2015, is the office manager. They are among eight agents on staff.
This will be a labor-intensive endeavor at a rink that has been closed since earlier this summer. “It's in bad disrepair,” Julie said. “We are gutting and replacing equipment. It needs a new floor. We'll have a Sport Court floor, which is good for any kind of skating except ice.”
The Grahams, who live in South Franklin, also plan to remodel the kitchen and serve pizza, sandwiches and wings among its fare. They are experienced at this, having once owned Lagonda Pizza in the township – a shop that has since closed.
Wired had two party rooms for events, which will likely include rewards programs for academic achievers. Inline skating and lessons also will be part of the equation.
When Wired opened, it was be but one of the two roller rinks in Washington County. The other is Valley Skate Center in Donora. Greene County has one – Mon View Roller Rink in Greensboro.
The Pancake rink opened in 1959, in what had been Hazel Atlas Glass.
It was sold for 329,900 USD. Sad they only ran a short time. Retirement? That is the best legal way to avoid the real subject. It is likely financial loss or rising insurance cost for this extreme small roller rink.
The Interior.
Carla's Skateland: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: May have had Maple Hardwood.
Wired: Roller Court flooring replacing likely Maple.
The Exterior.
Carla's Skateland: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: Standard looking 1970s look. Free-Span Steel Trusses Ribbed Cinderblocks - Walled Warehouse - like Building with Flatted Roof.
Wired: Updated by painting trim above the wall, Purple was added. More colorful than the Pancake Skate's version. More youthful looking.
The Stats:
Carla's Skateland:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: May have had Maple Hardwood. Floor Layout: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: May have had Maple Hardwood. Floor Layout: N/A.
Wired:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: RollerCourt floor tiles. Floor Layout: Tiles.
Building Size: 12,000 SF. Built: N/A. Renovations: 2015. Demolished: N/A.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Cinderblocks - Walled Warehouse - like Building.
Roof: Flatted.
Acres: 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.
Operated: (Overall)-- 1959 to 28 March 2019
Carla's Skateland: 18 February 18, 1982. Co-owned by Carla Clutter, Katherine Onopiuk, and Paul Onopiuk.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: 1959 to Summer 2015.
Wired: November 2015 to 28 March 2019
Reason for Closure:
Carla's Skateland: N/A.
Pancake Skate 'n' Whirl: N/A.
Wired: Owners wanted to retire. (only ran 3.5 years!?)
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:
Observer-Reporter - Couple takes ownership of former rink. 06 September 2015.
Facebook - Wired Skating and Pizza.
Weichert - Real Estate.
Zillow - Real Estate.
Date of issue: 18 January 2022.
Updated: 13 September 2022.
For office use only: 15.
Worth to visit:
None.
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 Dead-Rinks 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.