Both Courtesy of Google Map. The bottom photo showed how it was like with an open roof. The whole ground there you can see was a skating rink! I know, I know those metal rods and stuff are on there. As Dr. Smith would say, "Oh the pains! The Pains!" Looks like some construction company owns this property now.
This rendering shows exactly where everything was. And exactly where the rink was. Made by a skater who skated there.
Roller Palace 3539 McCulloch Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Stamm's Roller Palace 3539 McCulloch Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Stamm's Roller Palace 3539 McCulloch Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Stamm's Roller Palace / Roller Palace was a roller rink at 3539 McCulloch Boulevard in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. This rink was in business since 1980 but it was closed some time ago. This is one of the most unusual rink ever built. Because of the weather climate of Arizona, it was open roof skating rink. It is partial indoors because you had to walk in the front door just like any other places such as stores, gas station, grocery stores, malls, and even home but the difference is that this rink you can walk right in, pay admission, then put yours skates on, and skate under open roof!
That is too bad they went out of business.
They perhaps only closed on really cold weather, snow, and rainy days / nights. This rink perhaps saved quite a bit on bills such as heating/air conditioning, roof repairs expenses, and God knows what else. It was a bad idea though because of consequences they did not think of- being in desert state with very much sand in the air, can ruin bearing in skate wheels, the breathing, the sand on the floor, can ruin paint, Monsoons flood out in the rink building. From the photos, it looks like a swimming pool without water and waiting for rain to fill it up!
Rain and the sand. Bad mix to a rink "interior."
Open roof is nice but could have done that briefly and open and close like it is some ball park. For example, the stadium where the Toronto Blue Jays play that has a retractable roof. Retractable roof is quite expensive for a small business. This is why you do not see any like that. A roller rink in that stadium where the Blue Jays play is ideal but not for Arizona. Miami FL would be good but then you have salt. But not bad really. Just an opinion. Venice Beach, California the famous beach where many skaters of all kinds would skate outdoors there on closed beach street. Only that it has salt air. No need to have a rink there. There is no perfect place except I would have to say, Heaven. Do I hear an Amen?
Clearly this means the skating floor was Concrete.
Historically, Kenneth Stamm started this rink in 1982 after he had the facility built. Then he had someone took over in 2001. It was Randy Baer, who took over the business operations but he returned the keys back to Stamm last week of April 2002 after failing to make a profit in four quarters. Kenneth was going to sell to an automobile dealership but he did not want that to happen so he restarted the rink again. Barry Fogle, who was a volunteer at the rink, took over the operations. The two gentlemen made some improvements, including a new floor and new paint.
That is all the story I have and nothing stated when they went out of business. Sometimes after 2002.
UPDATE -- A skater who skated there told me in this email today on 19 January 2021.
The dust was never a problem and we seldom had rain so the place was always open. Using the overhead picture I can give you an idea of the layout since it looks like it has been gutted.
Along the wall of the entrance as you stated there was the ticket booth at the door that led directly to the main rink area, but there were also I guess you could say store fronts. As you walked in if you went to the left towards all of the piping there was an enclosed arcade area that had the DJ booth and if I remember correctly there was also a little pizza stand. If you went to the right there was another area that did skate rentals and maintenance and after that a small seating area. The rink was separated from these with a wall that was around 4-5ft tall that ran the length of the building with a few spots removed for entry and exit if you needed a break. The wall actually made an oval shape inside of the building for the skating area and in the corners on the back wall there wasn't much for light so some virginities were lost and many fights started. I myself almost got beat up by a high school kid but my older brother had to step in. Funny since he used to pick on me with his high school buddies...
The owner was always there and was a trip. Always wore the same white polo with short shorts and had some old school skates that were glittery silver in color and would do the old dance moves but house of pain would be on or Kris Kross, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, etc.
This place was a lot of fun and attracted a lot of kids and houses many memories. It is a shame to see it as it sits today.
Last time it was sold was October 15, 2004.
The Interior.
Open roof skating rink that did not have a roof! The floor was Concrete and from what I seen on Google Map, About 10 percent of the building had a roof. That would be bathrooms, office, ticket booth, and DJ booth. But the rest were completely open roof! 33,105 Square Feet building that housed a huge rink. Likely a full scale NHL-size rink. Truly open air roller rink.
The Exterior.
The exterior looks very much like a standard store or something but the truth it was castle-like built but not like a castle. Just walls to shelter from people and other elements except for rain / snow. It has white walls, Open roof Mansard style. It sure does look like flat top but it is open. Sorry if I am repeating this. The reason I said many times is that this is one of the most unique rink. There was another rink I believe it is in Utah that was around 1930s or so that had same function that it was just walled and open space (no roof). That one really deteriorating badly and abandoned. Sand storms and rain storms really can hamper the facility fast.
This one still can be restored as an open air skating rink.
It is built on not one but two commercial lots.
The Stats:
Rink Size: Roughly 19,000 SF. Floor: Poured Concrete. Floor Layout: Standard..
Building Size: 19,660 SF. Built: 1982. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Truss Cinderblock-Walled Fortress - like Building.
Roof: Open Air Mansard.
Acres: 0.7600 Acre.
Operated: N/A.
Stamm's Roller Palace: 1982 to 2001, 2001 to N/A.
Roller Palace: 2001 to 2003.
Reason for Closure:
Stamm's Roller Palace: Letting someone to take over operations
Roller Palace: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding actual date of open, closed, why closed, size of rink. Also photos of its heydays.
Anyone has pictures and/or information please let me know at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: Facebook; Trulia; Havasu News - reopened rink; Yellow Pages - Roller Palace; Zillow;
Realty Trac; Realtor; Loop Net PDF;
Date of Issue: October 2020. Updated: 08 January 2021; 19 January 2021, 05 May 2021.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3: 3,16.
That is too bad they went out of business.
They perhaps only closed on really cold weather, snow, and rainy days / nights. This rink perhaps saved quite a bit on bills such as heating/air conditioning, roof repairs expenses, and God knows what else. It was a bad idea though because of consequences they did not think of- being in desert state with very much sand in the air, can ruin bearing in skate wheels, the breathing, the sand on the floor, can ruin paint, Monsoons flood out in the rink building. From the photos, it looks like a swimming pool without water and waiting for rain to fill it up!
Rain and the sand. Bad mix to a rink "interior."
Open roof is nice but could have done that briefly and open and close like it is some ball park. For example, the stadium where the Toronto Blue Jays play that has a retractable roof. Retractable roof is quite expensive for a small business. This is why you do not see any like that. A roller rink in that stadium where the Blue Jays play is ideal but not for Arizona. Miami FL would be good but then you have salt. But not bad really. Just an opinion. Venice Beach, California the famous beach where many skaters of all kinds would skate outdoors there on closed beach street. Only that it has salt air. No need to have a rink there. There is no perfect place except I would have to say, Heaven. Do I hear an Amen?
Clearly this means the skating floor was Concrete.
Historically, Kenneth Stamm started this rink in 1982 after he had the facility built. Then he had someone took over in 2001. It was Randy Baer, who took over the business operations but he returned the keys back to Stamm last week of April 2002 after failing to make a profit in four quarters. Kenneth was going to sell to an automobile dealership but he did not want that to happen so he restarted the rink again. Barry Fogle, who was a volunteer at the rink, took over the operations. The two gentlemen made some improvements, including a new floor and new paint.
That is all the story I have and nothing stated when they went out of business. Sometimes after 2002.
UPDATE -- A skater who skated there told me in this email today on 19 January 2021.
The dust was never a problem and we seldom had rain so the place was always open. Using the overhead picture I can give you an idea of the layout since it looks like it has been gutted.
Along the wall of the entrance as you stated there was the ticket booth at the door that led directly to the main rink area, but there were also I guess you could say store fronts. As you walked in if you went to the left towards all of the piping there was an enclosed arcade area that had the DJ booth and if I remember correctly there was also a little pizza stand. If you went to the right there was another area that did skate rentals and maintenance and after that a small seating area. The rink was separated from these with a wall that was around 4-5ft tall that ran the length of the building with a few spots removed for entry and exit if you needed a break. The wall actually made an oval shape inside of the building for the skating area and in the corners on the back wall there wasn't much for light so some virginities were lost and many fights started. I myself almost got beat up by a high school kid but my older brother had to step in. Funny since he used to pick on me with his high school buddies...
The owner was always there and was a trip. Always wore the same white polo with short shorts and had some old school skates that were glittery silver in color and would do the old dance moves but house of pain would be on or Kris Kross, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, etc.
This place was a lot of fun and attracted a lot of kids and houses many memories. It is a shame to see it as it sits today.
Last time it was sold was October 15, 2004.
The Interior.
Open roof skating rink that did not have a roof! The floor was Concrete and from what I seen on Google Map, About 10 percent of the building had a roof. That would be bathrooms, office, ticket booth, and DJ booth. But the rest were completely open roof! 33,105 Square Feet building that housed a huge rink. Likely a full scale NHL-size rink. Truly open air roller rink.
The Exterior.
The exterior looks very much like a standard store or something but the truth it was castle-like built but not like a castle. Just walls to shelter from people and other elements except for rain / snow. It has white walls, Open roof Mansard style. It sure does look like flat top but it is open. Sorry if I am repeating this. The reason I said many times is that this is one of the most unique rink. There was another rink I believe it is in Utah that was around 1930s or so that had same function that it was just walled and open space (no roof). That one really deteriorating badly and abandoned. Sand storms and rain storms really can hamper the facility fast.
This one still can be restored as an open air skating rink.
It is built on not one but two commercial lots.
The Stats:
Rink Size: Roughly 19,000 SF. Floor: Poured Concrete. Floor Layout: Standard..
Building Size: 19,660 SF. Built: 1982. Demolished: Still standing.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Truss Cinderblock-Walled Fortress - like Building.
Roof: Open Air Mansard.
Acres: 0.7600 Acre.
Operated: N/A.
Stamm's Roller Palace: 1982 to 2001, 2001 to N/A.
Roller Palace: 2001 to 2003.
Reason for Closure:
Stamm's Roller Palace: Letting someone to take over operations
Roller Palace: N/A.
Wanted: Information regarding actual date of open, closed, why closed, size of rink. Also photos of its heydays.
Anyone has pictures and/or information please let me know at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: Facebook; Trulia; Havasu News - reopened rink; Yellow Pages - Roller Palace; Zillow;
Realty Trac; Realtor; Loop Net PDF;
Date of Issue: October 2020. Updated: 08 January 2021; 19 January 2021, 05 May 2021.
© Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3: 3,16.