All above from SKATE Magazine, Fall 1975 edition.
Photos above courtesy of SKATE Magazine 1977. Noticed the theme was Spanish.
Google Map. Noticed no sign on the sign as seen on the left where you see a school bus is. And the lack of sign on the building. This is the updated version of the former Starlite Skating Center (now as Skate and Shake Skate Center. Gone are the decor look from the 70s.
Starlite Bowling and Skating Center (renamed as Ormond Bowling and Skating Center) 250 US- 1, Ormond Beach, FL
Ormond Skate Center 250 North Us Highway 1, Ormond Beach, FL
Skate and Shake Skate Center 250 North US Highway 1, Ormond Beach, FL
Original location (possible in Daytona Beach, FL behind the Halifax now
Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial Hospital.
Ormond Skate Center 250 North Us Highway 1, Ormond Beach, FL
Skate and Shake Skate Center 250 North US Highway 1, Ormond Beach, FL
Original location (possible in Daytona Beach, FL behind the Halifax now
Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial Hospital.
Starlite was originally a rink and bowling complex behind the Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach which was opened in late 1960s. It was two-sections entertainment center at the time with that space age name, Starlite which was proper name for 1950s to early 1970s because of its near location to Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center where rockets and shuttles blasted into space to reach the moon, stars, planets, and just around Earth.
Starlite had and was a separate building for the skating center. The building was not a space-age mid-century modern building look. Instead it was built to the Browning of America (See Orange Roof and Golden Arches for more details on the architecture evolution of the time). It was turning to the Browning of America because of Lady Bird Johnson complained about Googie Architecture, wild Mid-Century design like the McDonald's and Burger King, and Carroll's salt-box look. It was a toned down look of its time with wood shingles, tongue-and-groove wood sliding for the wall and faux stone pebbles veneer for the base. Only truly sporting 1950's space-age were the fonts that was for the name, "Starlite" It was truly 1970s feel for the late 1960s as I recalled styles back the day.
They relocated to the 250 US- 1, Ormond Beach, FL location, the present site. They evidently changed their rink name in 1995 after it was sold by the original Starlite owners. The rink survived along with the bowling until the owners shut down the rink on December 31, 2001. Then the current owners, Cheryl & Kevin Gray and Marty & Penny Pauze joined together to purchase the closed rink and they are operating their current rink as Skate and Shake Center ever since April 5th, 2002. Only now that the separation of the rink from the bowling center is noted. Ormond Bowling Center still thriving as next door neighbor to Skate and Shake Skate Center.
Now, never mind the exterior that looked bland but standard look of the 1960s. It was the original owner, J.T. Strickland who designed this rink as Spanish themed in 1976. He was ahead of his time with this design for a skating rink. He was a pioneer that he was trying to revolutionized skating rinks of tomorrow. He had six other rinks plus Starlite so he had each one different theme including Hawaiian, Modernism, Polynesian Tiki look, and of course Spanish. Theme was slowly coming in for many places including hotels, motels, restaurants as you are aware of 1950s having several themes including Mid-Century, Googie, Post-Modernism, Modernism, Cubism, Abstract-ism, and of course Polynesian Tiki theme. Check out American Roadside Architecture website and you will see what I mean. Also here at Googie Architecture.
This was one of the most beautiful rinks ever designed. Should have been the rink design of the year. This must be a fortune to spend on designing such a rink.
it had much Starburst Yellowness which was popular and the-thing at the time for 1976 on. Colors change as periods go by like Emerald Green is to the 80s as Sea Teal and Chocolate was to the 2000s and early 2010s. Royal Blue and Snow White are of late 2010s. You get the idea.
The Starburst yellow was included with hint of Orange Orange and Dark Firetruck Red but also a lot of Browning and Dusty Brass colors were involved. You can see those photos for yourself.
The Look was proper of its time. However, the ceiling along the rink was white compared to black or dark colors in snack bar, rental, and open space. They had faux brick veneer with arches. They had iron wrought decorative feature up to match with the back of the chairs which were more common in style of its day. That iron wrought decorative separated the snack bar from eating area. Beautifully executed design. Should have been award winning here. They even had house like or business building faux above the main floor. This style continue today in some grocery stores and even some mall stores in shopping malls with that look if they have high ceiling.
My concern was that Burst Yellow titles on the floor that are small and were very noisy when skating on that. I can tell because I have pushed grocery carts on such titles in some stores including grocery stores around here. I am sure it is quite noisy and I am Deaf. I can feel the vibration. That was a bit of a flaw in design. Was it on purpose to make skaters to go extremely slow?
You got it.
I am sure it was remodeled throughout the years until it was sold in 1991 to another owner who eventually closed in 2001. The new owners--the current owners have remodeled and perhaps gutted completely. its appearance gave a hint today that it has some of the same features. the raised ceiling above the rink is still higher than rest area. The valance is still there but it went through several color changes. At one time Royal Blue, another with Tuscan Red which is Spanish color. I believe it is still Tuscan Red but redone another coat because of the rink changes. It now sports lines for a Roller Derby team to play there.
The evident of change was shown in same location where the snack bar is behind. In the 1975 photo, it showed that round glass light that looks like a rounded pyramid sunroof with wood hanging lamps but the change removed that ceiling lamp and filled with a black circle and had a certain shape pendents.
The Pitch Black ceiling panels were replaced standard White panels and the iron wrought arch was replaced with a short iron rail. The square White Marble-like seating with bricks was replaced with a rounded Hexagon seating and a White outdoors lamp indoors. The Italian Brick arch veneer was replaced with a more standard appearance. This was drifting away from the Spanish appearance. This might have been done in 1970s. The Yellow Berber carpet was replaced with Red Berber carpet. More plain looking. The Sunburst Yellow walls were replaced with the same shingles as exterior to make it more Browning of America look. The Snack Bar in the Snack Patio as it was called was relocated. You can compare the differences.
I am sure that area was entirely remodeled in 1990s with second owner and then again, with current owner.
Now, about the rink, it was originally Concrete as this photo may prove it or not because of the texture of film back then and the light balance. Appeared to be Sky Blue Concrete, poured, epoxy coated, and oil finished.
The theme went from Spanish to the 1970s American Colonialism because of the Bicentennial Celebration and Patriotism were high at the time.
Today it is operated as Skate and Shake Skate Center with several remodeling. According to the videos I saw on Facebook for that current rink, it is totally gutted. They took out beautiful brick work half wall and now they have it as roller hockey walls. They apparently now have roller hockey and roller derby. This is why those changes. The view of the snack bar area is hard to see in the videos because they are focused on the rink. The rink is now Ice Rink White.
Excellent SKATE magazine article featuring the rink in Fall 1975. Page 53
There is an excellent SKATE magazine (Winter 1977 edition) article regarding the rink. Page 38 and 39.
Rink Size: N/A (Likely FULL hockey floor which is 85 X 200 feet) Floor: Pour Concrete, Painted Ice Blue originally, now Ice Rink White, Epoxy done during Memorial Day weekend 2018
Floor Layout: Standard with roller hockey and derby outlines.
Building Size: N/A Appeared large. Built: N/A Demolished: None. Still standing.
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Warehouse Building
Roof: Gable
Acres: N/A
Operated: Early 1960s to Present.
Starlite Bowling and Skating Center: Early 1960s, relocated mid-1960s to 1995
Ormond Skate Center: 1995 to December 31, 2001.
Skate and Shake Skate Center: April 5th, 2002 to present.
Reason for Closure:
Starlite Bowling and Skating Center: Sold.
Ormond Skate Center: Sold.
Skate and Shake Skate Center: Still operational. Check them out!
Wanted: Information regarding actual rink size. And original site before the move. Photos of original and size too.
Sources: Skate and Shake Skate Center website
Skate and Shake Skate Center Facebook
SKATE magazine through Susan Miller
following page.
Email 19 Sept 2021.
Date of Issue: 2019. Updated 19 September 2021.
© Dead Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3, and 16.
Starlite had and was a separate building for the skating center. The building was not a space-age mid-century modern building look. Instead it was built to the Browning of America (See Orange Roof and Golden Arches for more details on the architecture evolution of the time). It was turning to the Browning of America because of Lady Bird Johnson complained about Googie Architecture, wild Mid-Century design like the McDonald's and Burger King, and Carroll's salt-box look. It was a toned down look of its time with wood shingles, tongue-and-groove wood sliding for the wall and faux stone pebbles veneer for the base. Only truly sporting 1950's space-age were the fonts that was for the name, "Starlite" It was truly 1970s feel for the late 1960s as I recalled styles back the day.
They relocated to the 250 US- 1, Ormond Beach, FL location, the present site. They evidently changed their rink name in 1995 after it was sold by the original Starlite owners. The rink survived along with the bowling until the owners shut down the rink on December 31, 2001. Then the current owners, Cheryl & Kevin Gray and Marty & Penny Pauze joined together to purchase the closed rink and they are operating their current rink as Skate and Shake Center ever since April 5th, 2002. Only now that the separation of the rink from the bowling center is noted. Ormond Bowling Center still thriving as next door neighbor to Skate and Shake Skate Center.
Now, never mind the exterior that looked bland but standard look of the 1960s. It was the original owner, J.T. Strickland who designed this rink as Spanish themed in 1976. He was ahead of his time with this design for a skating rink. He was a pioneer that he was trying to revolutionized skating rinks of tomorrow. He had six other rinks plus Starlite so he had each one different theme including Hawaiian, Modernism, Polynesian Tiki look, and of course Spanish. Theme was slowly coming in for many places including hotels, motels, restaurants as you are aware of 1950s having several themes including Mid-Century, Googie, Post-Modernism, Modernism, Cubism, Abstract-ism, and of course Polynesian Tiki theme. Check out American Roadside Architecture website and you will see what I mean. Also here at Googie Architecture.
This was one of the most beautiful rinks ever designed. Should have been the rink design of the year. This must be a fortune to spend on designing such a rink.
it had much Starburst Yellowness which was popular and the-thing at the time for 1976 on. Colors change as periods go by like Emerald Green is to the 80s as Sea Teal and Chocolate was to the 2000s and early 2010s. Royal Blue and Snow White are of late 2010s. You get the idea.
The Starburst yellow was included with hint of Orange Orange and Dark Firetruck Red but also a lot of Browning and Dusty Brass colors were involved. You can see those photos for yourself.
The Look was proper of its time. However, the ceiling along the rink was white compared to black or dark colors in snack bar, rental, and open space. They had faux brick veneer with arches. They had iron wrought decorative feature up to match with the back of the chairs which were more common in style of its day. That iron wrought decorative separated the snack bar from eating area. Beautifully executed design. Should have been award winning here. They even had house like or business building faux above the main floor. This style continue today in some grocery stores and even some mall stores in shopping malls with that look if they have high ceiling.
My concern was that Burst Yellow titles on the floor that are small and were very noisy when skating on that. I can tell because I have pushed grocery carts on such titles in some stores including grocery stores around here. I am sure it is quite noisy and I am Deaf. I can feel the vibration. That was a bit of a flaw in design. Was it on purpose to make skaters to go extremely slow?
You got it.
I am sure it was remodeled throughout the years until it was sold in 1991 to another owner who eventually closed in 2001. The new owners--the current owners have remodeled and perhaps gutted completely. its appearance gave a hint today that it has some of the same features. the raised ceiling above the rink is still higher than rest area. The valance is still there but it went through several color changes. At one time Royal Blue, another with Tuscan Red which is Spanish color. I believe it is still Tuscan Red but redone another coat because of the rink changes. It now sports lines for a Roller Derby team to play there.
The evident of change was shown in same location where the snack bar is behind. In the 1975 photo, it showed that round glass light that looks like a rounded pyramid sunroof with wood hanging lamps but the change removed that ceiling lamp and filled with a black circle and had a certain shape pendents.
The Pitch Black ceiling panels were replaced standard White panels and the iron wrought arch was replaced with a short iron rail. The square White Marble-like seating with bricks was replaced with a rounded Hexagon seating and a White outdoors lamp indoors. The Italian Brick arch veneer was replaced with a more standard appearance. This was drifting away from the Spanish appearance. This might have been done in 1970s. The Yellow Berber carpet was replaced with Red Berber carpet. More plain looking. The Sunburst Yellow walls were replaced with the same shingles as exterior to make it more Browning of America look. The Snack Bar in the Snack Patio as it was called was relocated. You can compare the differences.
I am sure that area was entirely remodeled in 1990s with second owner and then again, with current owner.
Now, about the rink, it was originally Concrete as this photo may prove it or not because of the texture of film back then and the light balance. Appeared to be Sky Blue Concrete, poured, epoxy coated, and oil finished.
The theme went from Spanish to the 1970s American Colonialism because of the Bicentennial Celebration and Patriotism were high at the time.
Today it is operated as Skate and Shake Skate Center with several remodeling. According to the videos I saw on Facebook for that current rink, it is totally gutted. They took out beautiful brick work half wall and now they have it as roller hockey walls. They apparently now have roller hockey and roller derby. This is why those changes. The view of the snack bar area is hard to see in the videos because they are focused on the rink. The rink is now Ice Rink White.
Excellent SKATE magazine article featuring the rink in Fall 1975. Page 53
There is an excellent SKATE magazine (Winter 1977 edition) article regarding the rink. Page 38 and 39.
Rink Size: N/A (Likely FULL hockey floor which is 85 X 200 feet) Floor: Pour Concrete, Painted Ice Blue originally, now Ice Rink White, Epoxy done during Memorial Day weekend 2018
Floor Layout: Standard with roller hockey and derby outlines.
Building Size: N/A Appeared large. Built: N/A Demolished: None. Still standing.
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Warehouse Building
Roof: Gable
Acres: N/A
Operated: Early 1960s to Present.
Starlite Bowling and Skating Center: Early 1960s, relocated mid-1960s to 1995
Ormond Skate Center: 1995 to December 31, 2001.
Skate and Shake Skate Center: April 5th, 2002 to present.
Reason for Closure:
Starlite Bowling and Skating Center: Sold.
Ormond Skate Center: Sold.
Skate and Shake Skate Center: Still operational. Check them out!
Wanted: Information regarding actual rink size. And original site before the move. Photos of original and size too.
Sources: Skate and Shake Skate Center website
Skate and Shake Skate Center Facebook
SKATE magazine through Susan Miller
following page.
Email 19 Sept 2021.
Date of Issue: 2019. Updated 19 September 2021.
© Dead Rinks. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3, and 16.