Sea Beach Palace Roller Rink, Sea Beach Amusement Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
This was the acutual original roller rink in the amusement park area of Coney Island. Started in 1890s with Sea Beach Palace Roller Rink.
The Palace, for short, was started in 1890s at Surf Avenue at West 8th Street, was retrofitted from a railroad terminal into a rink that hosted roller dancing and roller racing events. it was very popular.
There were also other rinks on Coney Island at Dreamland, Luna Park, and Steeplechase. There are photos known that of Babe Ruth, dressed like a farmer, whirling around the Steeplechase Pavilion on roller skates. Boys! Maybe you need to roller skate so you can built up and play sports well!
Architecturally, it was very Artistic for its time. Art Nouveau might come to mind but the form of it was basically beginning yet already displayed very much of Art Nouveau. That is, International Art form. Pretty much Fine Art with curves, lines, waves, and more lines and curves. It also had Asymmetry or know as Whiplash Lines.
With this rink, it was very original design for this rink. It was grandiloquence for its style. It was Modern Style. But please do not confuse with Mid-Century Modernism or Modernism that most of us know from mid-20th Century and today or even Post-Modernism or even Googie's.
It had a huge glass cupola. It appeared like a lighthouse but massive and lower from the ground. I do not have any photos of the interior. Back the day normally they take a picture of each place once.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: Maple Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: 1890 Demolished: Fire (park-wide fire)
Type of Building: Wood and paper (Yes, paper) mache Building.
Roof: Vary depends on its design.
Acres: N/A
Operated: 1890-1900
Reason for Closure: Fire?
Wanted: Information regarding photos of interior, other perspective exterior photos. Exact dates of open, close. Was it the fire I read somewhere that it was widespread?
Sources: Coney Island History,
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This was the acutual original roller rink in the amusement park area of Coney Island. Started in 1890s with Sea Beach Palace Roller Rink.
The Palace, for short, was started in 1890s at Surf Avenue at West 8th Street, was retrofitted from a railroad terminal into a rink that hosted roller dancing and roller racing events. it was very popular.
There were also other rinks on Coney Island at Dreamland, Luna Park, and Steeplechase. There are photos known that of Babe Ruth, dressed like a farmer, whirling around the Steeplechase Pavilion on roller skates. Boys! Maybe you need to roller skate so you can built up and play sports well!
Architecturally, it was very Artistic for its time. Art Nouveau might come to mind but the form of it was basically beginning yet already displayed very much of Art Nouveau. That is, International Art form. Pretty much Fine Art with curves, lines, waves, and more lines and curves. It also had Asymmetry or know as Whiplash Lines.
With this rink, it was very original design for this rink. It was grandiloquence for its style. It was Modern Style. But please do not confuse with Mid-Century Modernism or Modernism that most of us know from mid-20th Century and today or even Post-Modernism or even Googie's.
It had a huge glass cupola. It appeared like a lighthouse but massive and lower from the ground. I do not have any photos of the interior. Back the day normally they take a picture of each place once.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: Maple Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: 1890 Demolished: Fire (park-wide fire)
Type of Building: Wood and paper (Yes, paper) mache Building.
Roof: Vary depends on its design.
Acres: N/A
Operated: 1890-1900
Reason for Closure: Fire?
Wanted: Information regarding photos of interior, other perspective exterior photos. Exact dates of open, close. Was it the fire I read somewhere that it was widespread?
Sources: Coney Island History,
© 2019 - 2020 Dead Rinks. All Rights Reserved.