Rolladium 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Logo. Source: Rolladium/Stollery Family Collection.
Rolladium 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Taken in 1946. It showed how much the old rink was damaged and demolished while the new one was being built. Explanation is seen in second photo. Source: USGS.
Rolladium 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Taken in 1946. It showed how much the old rink was damaged and demolished while the new one was being built. Explanation is seen in second photo. Source: Rolladium/Stollery Family Collection.
Rolladium 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Taken in 1960s/1970s. Beautiful photos for a postcard. I love the evening photo of the front. Really light up under the canopy and the garden on the left. Yes, bushes are smaller than the ones in the Black-and-White photo. I think the color photo was taken after they trimmed down the bushes. And interesting old benches to sit. Hard to see in the photo but often Maple floor would look like that in photographs. Source: Rolladium/Stollery Family Collection.
Rolladium 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Taken in 2011. Ah, nice Hospital ER Green. Renovated by adding "Wings" on the Roof, and new windows and doors in the corner. Source: Google.
Rolladium 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Taken in 2016. The current owner painted in Royal Blue! Whoa! Bit too much! Source: Google.
Pacific Beach Pavilion 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Pacific City Pavilion 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Peninsula Skating Rink 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Rolladium 863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Pacific City Pavilion 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Peninsula Skating Rink 363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Rolladium 863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA
Peninsula Skating Rink which was at 363 North Bayshore Boulevard in San Mateo, California was the original location for the rink when they first opened in 1938 and later they relocated in 1947 to the 863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, California location to become Rolladium.
Rolladium ran from 20 February 1947 till its demise in 2001.
Before Peninsula Skating Rink and Rolladium, there was two other rink names! Real brief before they changed the names. They were Pacific Beach Pavilion and later, Pacific City Pavilion. They were quickly changed because I believe they were trying to set in the name from once popular ballroom dancing into roller skating. It did not say on this site, Rolladium. That website is dedicated to that beloved rink by the website owner and for their skating family who skated at that rink that was operational for quite a long time. The Pacific Beach and Pacific City were actually dance halls but roller skating were also involved. Their actual start is unknown. But sometimes before the Peninsula Skating Rink.
My competitor who got the 10th Avenue location is wrong. It is a residence and likely it was the homeowner who owned and operated the rink because usually when you registered your business, you have to provide your home address for mailing purposes and its the law. The correct address was the Bayshore address.
As for the original location--the 363 North Bayshore Boulevard in San Mateo became a hotel. it appeared to be a Southern Georgian-of-sort style hotel with 4 stories. Next door to the modern renovated Holiday Inn.
The rink building likely was demolished after 1947. I do not know why they relocated. Good question and why? They relocated to the final location-- the 863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, California location.
The relocation was actually walking distance cross the street, kitty corner from the original location. Must be they needed a bigger place. The old place on USGS only I could find was a 1946 aerial photo showing scared ground. I believe they may had a fire or something.
As the history went this way: It goes back to 1930 when Ted Stollery, Edward Wilfrid Stollery Senior who was the second son of David John Stollery began their own ice cream stand at Pacific Beach in San Mateo which is or was the county-owned property included the boardwalk and a dance pavilion, and by 1933 there were plans afoot to build the "Coney Island Of The West." The Trolley Park plans fell through. In 1930s to start an amusement park was not a great idea due to the Depression. After 1945 it would be better. But the park fell through. (Today, its Magic Mountain theme park there).
The dance pavilion, however, brought an idea that Ted and his new wife, "Maggie" Pearl Margarete Wessel Hamilton got into thinking about a larger business of their own: a sports "palace" where bike riders would compete on a banked track...and they did. This is similar to speed bicycle race tracks you seen on Olympics or any tracks out there but rarely today. Also kind of like an old version Roller Derby Banked Track of 1930s to 1980s.
Pacific Beach Pavilion and later, Pacific City Pavilion was quickly renamed Peninsula Skating Rink, and Ted and Maggie bought clamp-on skates in San Francisco to put on their skaters' shoes. Their roller rink was a huge success.
The rink was operational until 1942, when the United States of America was involved in World War, San Mateo County that owned the property, suspended the skating rink in order to be a housing for aircraft parts construction.
But a fire in late 1945 (likely after the War), destroyed part of the building; the Maple floor was quickly rescued by then ex-Staff Sergeant Stollery (he served 18 months in the US Army) for his replacement, Rolladium roller rink which was built kitty corner from the original location.
The skate they had was truly unique. They actually built in very detailed and actual parts of the Strap Quad skate they had. They had the Plate, Truck, and parts very realistic and in fact, were real in supersized. Second of all, only it lacked the strap for the skate as they were supposed to be added but they never did. The only difference was not realistic were the set of skate wheels very plain looking, not detailed like a metal skate wheel or even wooden wheels or whatever the owner originally wanted it to be built.
This is more focus on 1945 to 1947 transition-- When Staff Sergeant Ted Stollery was discharged after the war, he went back to work on the rink and saved that wood from that fire and destruction. He went on to work on the logo which is an Art Deco style sans serif block letters which is somewhat italic to emphasize that it is all about speed. Roller Skating is a speed activity and sports.
Ted had architectural drawings done, went to evening at a local college to take business courses and worked with a roller rink construction company to learn all the trades. No wonder the rink was pretty well designed and successful for so many years.
He also saved the World's Largest Skate from the original location and put atop in 1947 for skaters to see that skate.
Ted was jack of all trades. He did painting signs for the rink inside. On walls and what's not. He designed flyers, and business cards and had them printed. He was very dedicated to the rink.
Thank you for defending the Constitution of the United States of America and our Faith in the LORD Jesus Christ, Staff Sergeant Ted Stolley!
363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Location --
The Interior.
They had Maple Wood floor and was saved in a 1945 fire and was used for the new rebuilt kitty corner from the original rink (see 1946 USGS Map). The rink floor was small according to the outline of the building in the USGS Map and compared to the new one which was much bigger.
The Exterior.
N/A.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built/Renovations: N/A. Demolished: 1945 by Fire and rest were demolished.
Type of Building: N/A. Small.
Roof: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA Location --
The Interior.
Rebuilt Maple wood floor from the original location that was destroyed by fire. It was straightened out and reboarded on the floor. Maple rink floor is most expensive and most important investment of everythng in a roller rink. This is why it was saved. From 1920s to 2001. 90 years of this Maple wood floor life. One of the longest ever.
The Exterior.
It was a modern looking building for its time. It had a Segmental Arch with some flat roof toward the street side. The front door was on the corner of Amphlett Boulevard and Indian Avenue. It made this facility unique for its day. It has Mid-Century with a little bit of Googie's but not much because of the Segmental Arch supports MCM- That is Mid-Century Modernism or Googie's. It is Free-Span Steel Truss Concrete Wall Arena-like building.
It even had so called "World's Largest Roller Skate" It was set atop behind a type of an Art Deco Font letting name for Rolladium.
The canopy with Iron posts even shaped like a "V" which was common in 1950s. This truly showed a mixture of Art Deco and 1950s theme. A fusion they came up at the time because it was already 1947 which many art and design were carried over from 1930s and 40s due to the Great Depression and World War that suspended progress on design. Automobiles faced the same situation. But they did made progress on this design as they were pushing for 1950s in 1947. It was truly ahead of its time on many architecture design. The renovation removed all that frontage and made it very 2000s look and beyond. Yes, they painted in that Olive Green and later, Royal Blue. Maybe a bit too much blue! The company that owns it has the name Blue on their name which is why there is Blue. It does look more like a NAPA though.
They really ruined it with adding what I called "Butterfly" wings on top of the Segmental Arch and some part of the building. It does make it look tacky and unrealistic to use. Why add those? Pacific winds MAY blow those off.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built/Renovations: 1947. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Concrete - Walled Arena - like Building.
Roof: Combination- Segmental Arch and Flat. Almost full Greek letter Omega.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- N/A to 2001.
Pacific Beach Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Pacific City Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Peninsula Skating Rink: N/A to 20 February 1947.
Rolladium: 20 February 1947 to 2001.
Reason for Closure:
Pacific Beach Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Pacific City Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Peninsula Skating Rink: N/A to 20 February 1947.
Rolladium: 2
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
Rolladium - Excellent full history, more than I can do here!
USGS
Google Map
email from "Tsunami"
Date of issue: 11 October 2021.
For office use only: 9
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.
Rolladium ran from 20 February 1947 till its demise in 2001.
Before Peninsula Skating Rink and Rolladium, there was two other rink names! Real brief before they changed the names. They were Pacific Beach Pavilion and later, Pacific City Pavilion. They were quickly changed because I believe they were trying to set in the name from once popular ballroom dancing into roller skating. It did not say on this site, Rolladium. That website is dedicated to that beloved rink by the website owner and for their skating family who skated at that rink that was operational for quite a long time. The Pacific Beach and Pacific City were actually dance halls but roller skating were also involved. Their actual start is unknown. But sometimes before the Peninsula Skating Rink.
My competitor who got the 10th Avenue location is wrong. It is a residence and likely it was the homeowner who owned and operated the rink because usually when you registered your business, you have to provide your home address for mailing purposes and its the law. The correct address was the Bayshore address.
As for the original location--the 363 North Bayshore Boulevard in San Mateo became a hotel. it appeared to be a Southern Georgian-of-sort style hotel with 4 stories. Next door to the modern renovated Holiday Inn.
The rink building likely was demolished after 1947. I do not know why they relocated. Good question and why? They relocated to the final location-- the 863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, California location.
The relocation was actually walking distance cross the street, kitty corner from the original location. Must be they needed a bigger place. The old place on USGS only I could find was a 1946 aerial photo showing scared ground. I believe they may had a fire or something.
As the history went this way: It goes back to 1930 when Ted Stollery, Edward Wilfrid Stollery Senior who was the second son of David John Stollery began their own ice cream stand at Pacific Beach in San Mateo which is or was the county-owned property included the boardwalk and a dance pavilion, and by 1933 there were plans afoot to build the "Coney Island Of The West." The Trolley Park plans fell through. In 1930s to start an amusement park was not a great idea due to the Depression. After 1945 it would be better. But the park fell through. (Today, its Magic Mountain theme park there).
The dance pavilion, however, brought an idea that Ted and his new wife, "Maggie" Pearl Margarete Wessel Hamilton got into thinking about a larger business of their own: a sports "palace" where bike riders would compete on a banked track...and they did. This is similar to speed bicycle race tracks you seen on Olympics or any tracks out there but rarely today. Also kind of like an old version Roller Derby Banked Track of 1930s to 1980s.
Pacific Beach Pavilion and later, Pacific City Pavilion was quickly renamed Peninsula Skating Rink, and Ted and Maggie bought clamp-on skates in San Francisco to put on their skaters' shoes. Their roller rink was a huge success.
The rink was operational until 1942, when the United States of America was involved in World War, San Mateo County that owned the property, suspended the skating rink in order to be a housing for aircraft parts construction.
But a fire in late 1945 (likely after the War), destroyed part of the building; the Maple floor was quickly rescued by then ex-Staff Sergeant Stollery (he served 18 months in the US Army) for his replacement, Rolladium roller rink which was built kitty corner from the original location.
The skate they had was truly unique. They actually built in very detailed and actual parts of the Strap Quad skate they had. They had the Plate, Truck, and parts very realistic and in fact, were real in supersized. Second of all, only it lacked the strap for the skate as they were supposed to be added but they never did. The only difference was not realistic were the set of skate wheels very plain looking, not detailed like a metal skate wheel or even wooden wheels or whatever the owner originally wanted it to be built.
This is more focus on 1945 to 1947 transition-- When Staff Sergeant Ted Stollery was discharged after the war, he went back to work on the rink and saved that wood from that fire and destruction. He went on to work on the logo which is an Art Deco style sans serif block letters which is somewhat italic to emphasize that it is all about speed. Roller Skating is a speed activity and sports.
Ted had architectural drawings done, went to evening at a local college to take business courses and worked with a roller rink construction company to learn all the trades. No wonder the rink was pretty well designed and successful for so many years.
He also saved the World's Largest Skate from the original location and put atop in 1947 for skaters to see that skate.
Ted was jack of all trades. He did painting signs for the rink inside. On walls and what's not. He designed flyers, and business cards and had them printed. He was very dedicated to the rink.
Thank you for defending the Constitution of the United States of America and our Faith in the LORD Jesus Christ, Staff Sergeant Ted Stolley!
363 N. Bayshore Blvd, San Mateo, CA Location --
The Interior.
They had Maple Wood floor and was saved in a 1945 fire and was used for the new rebuilt kitty corner from the original rink (see 1946 USGS Map). The rink floor was small according to the outline of the building in the USGS Map and compared to the new one which was much bigger.
The Exterior.
N/A.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built/Renovations: N/A. Demolished: 1945 by Fire and rest were demolished.
Type of Building: N/A. Small.
Roof: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
863 Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA Location --
The Interior.
Rebuilt Maple wood floor from the original location that was destroyed by fire. It was straightened out and reboarded on the floor. Maple rink floor is most expensive and most important investment of everythng in a roller rink. This is why it was saved. From 1920s to 2001. 90 years of this Maple wood floor life. One of the longest ever.
The Exterior.
It was a modern looking building for its time. It had a Segmental Arch with some flat roof toward the street side. The front door was on the corner of Amphlett Boulevard and Indian Avenue. It made this facility unique for its day. It has Mid-Century with a little bit of Googie's but not much because of the Segmental Arch supports MCM- That is Mid-Century Modernism or Googie's. It is Free-Span Steel Truss Concrete Wall Arena-like building.
It even had so called "World's Largest Roller Skate" It was set atop behind a type of an Art Deco Font letting name for Rolladium.
The canopy with Iron posts even shaped like a "V" which was common in 1950s. This truly showed a mixture of Art Deco and 1950s theme. A fusion they came up at the time because it was already 1947 which many art and design were carried over from 1930s and 40s due to the Great Depression and World War that suspended progress on design. Automobiles faced the same situation. But they did made progress on this design as they were pushing for 1950s in 1947. It was truly ahead of its time on many architecture design. The renovation removed all that frontage and made it very 2000s look and beyond. Yes, they painted in that Olive Green and later, Royal Blue. Maybe a bit too much blue! The company that owns it has the name Blue on their name which is why there is Blue. It does look more like a NAPA though.
They really ruined it with adding what I called "Butterfly" wings on top of the Segmental Arch and some part of the building. It does make it look tacky and unrealistic to use. Why add those? Pacific winds MAY blow those off.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: N/A. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built/Renovations: 1947. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Concrete - Walled Arena - like Building.
Roof: Combination- Segmental Arch and Flat. Almost full Greek letter Omega.
Acres: N/A.
Operated: (Overall)-- N/A to 2001.
Pacific Beach Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Pacific City Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Peninsula Skating Rink: N/A to 20 February 1947.
Rolladium: 20 February 1947 to 2001.
Reason for Closure:
Pacific Beach Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Pacific City Pavilion: N/A to N/A.
Peninsula Skating Rink: N/A to 20 February 1947.
Rolladium: 2
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also photos/articles. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at [email protected]. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
Rolladium - Excellent full history, more than I can do here!
USGS
Google Map
email from "Tsunami"
Date of issue: 11 October 2021.
For office use only: 9
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 and 16.