Philadelphia Skating Rink N. 21st and Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA. This unique architecture places this in 1870s or 1880s since this was illustrated when photography was still infant. No automobiles in sight yet. The attire and horse-and-fancy carriage are noticed puts this in 1870s to 1890s. Source: Hidden City Philia.
Philadelphia Skating Rink N. 21st and Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA. According to the illustration that showed where it was, this is likely the very corner where it is today. It is the Franklin Institute today. Source: Google.
Philadelphia Skating Rink
N. 21st and Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA
N. 21st and Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Skating Rink North 21st at Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was one of the two 19th Century roller rink in the city. The other being Chestnut Street Roller Rink.
This is all I could find.
The Interior.
Considering this is a 19th Century roller rink, likely the floor would be, naturally, wood. Maple? Or some other wood material? After you have observed the photos above, the architecture of this rink reminds you of the Chestnut Street Roller Rink interior. What I am referring is to the roof. And the width may be a match to this rink as it was to Chestnut STreet Roller Rink. Spacious Steel Frame Half-Barrel Arch. Please check Chestnut Street Roller Rink interior here. The interior is not shown here because again, it may not be the exact appearance as it was to the other location. The illustration showed it appeared to be 4 story high building.
The Exterior.
The exterior was quite unique as you can see in the photo. It was a Free-Span Steel Trusses Stone walled Arena. The roof is quite a Combination Mix because it has several types of roof as this is rather unusual by today's standard. It was at a time when Architects was going more extreme. Like in the 20th Century with MCM, Googie's, and even Art Deco and Moderate.
It has Alpha Arch with Monitor Roof on top of the Half-Barrel Arch. A mouthful to say this, yes, that is what the description of the roof design they had for this building that housed a roller rink. By the look of the illustration, it was rather large complex. The exterior for this one may also was ment for another rink-- the Chestnut Street Skating Rink. Similar interior to match so therefore, those two were apparently designed and built by the same builder, contractor or even architect at the time.
The décor was Late period-Victorian Architecture. You can notice that with the tower up front. It is about 4 storys/stories high. Likely they had balconies around the rink inside.
The name of the rink in Arch to match the roofline.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Likely wood, Maple? Non-painted, Raw. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 19th Century. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: Demolished, date unknown.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Stone walled Arena
Roof: Combination Mix - Alpha Arch with Monitor Roof
Acres: N/A.
Organ: N/A. (possible but unknown).
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: None.
Skee-Ball: None.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Operated: (Overall)-- N/A. (Operated during 19th Century). One of first in the city.
Reason for Closure: N/A. (typically of this Victorian period for roller rinks are short lived. and finanically difficult).
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 Dead-Rinks. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
Hidden City Philia - About all the rinks and its history in Philadelphia.
Date of issue: 02 August 2022.
For office use only: 2.
Worth to visit:
None. Demolished. All modern in that corner but which corner was it?
DISCLAIMER:
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.
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.
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 Dead-Rinks are not the property of Dead-Rinks therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved becomes property of Dead-Rinks 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: Dead-Rinks List.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7.
This is all I could find.
The Interior.
Considering this is a 19th Century roller rink, likely the floor would be, naturally, wood. Maple? Or some other wood material? After you have observed the photos above, the architecture of this rink reminds you of the Chestnut Street Roller Rink interior. What I am referring is to the roof. And the width may be a match to this rink as it was to Chestnut STreet Roller Rink. Spacious Steel Frame Half-Barrel Arch. Please check Chestnut Street Roller Rink interior here. The interior is not shown here because again, it may not be the exact appearance as it was to the other location. The illustration showed it appeared to be 4 story high building.
The Exterior.
The exterior was quite unique as you can see in the photo. It was a Free-Span Steel Trusses Stone walled Arena. The roof is quite a Combination Mix because it has several types of roof as this is rather unusual by today's standard. It was at a time when Architects was going more extreme. Like in the 20th Century with MCM, Googie's, and even Art Deco and Moderate.
It has Alpha Arch with Monitor Roof on top of the Half-Barrel Arch. A mouthful to say this, yes, that is what the description of the roof design they had for this building that housed a roller rink. By the look of the illustration, it was rather large complex. The exterior for this one may also was ment for another rink-- the Chestnut Street Skating Rink. Similar interior to match so therefore, those two were apparently designed and built by the same builder, contractor or even architect at the time.
The décor was Late period-Victorian Architecture. You can notice that with the tower up front. It is about 4 storys/stories high. Likely they had balconies around the rink inside.
The name of the rink in Arch to match the roofline.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Likely wood, Maple? Non-painted, Raw. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: 19th Century. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: Demolished, date unknown.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Trusses Stone walled Arena
Roof: Combination Mix - Alpha Arch with Monitor Roof
Acres: N/A.
Organ: N/A. (possible but unknown).
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: None.
Skee-Ball: None.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Operated: (Overall)-- N/A. (Operated during 19th Century). One of first in the city.
Reason for Closure: N/A. (typically of this Victorian period for roller rinks are short lived. and finanically difficult).
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 Dead-Rinks. Thank you. You can also use this form.
Sources:
Hidden City Philia - About all the rinks and its history in Philadelphia.
Date of issue: 02 August 2022.
For office use only: 2.
Worth to visit:
None. Demolished. All modern in that corner but which corner was it?
DISCLAIMER:
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.
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.
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 Dead-Rinks are not the property of Dead-Rinks therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved becomes property of Dead-Rinks 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: Dead-Rinks List.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7.