Photo courtesy of Loopnet. See the style and colors of late 1980s/early 1990s?
Google Map. Says 2019 but likely taken in 2018 or so. Can you spot the canopy that was part of the skate center? Easy, see the pin and the address? now, that was the building. They expanded the building into a large private school campus. It had a bowling center. Was that the building on the right? Hard to tell because of the Loopnet photo only showed the rink was for sale. Expansion may have happened in 2009 according to its website.
Skate Odyssey, 2222 South Edgewood Drive, Lakeland, FL
Lakeland Family Skate Center, 2222 South Edgewood Drive, Lakeland, FL (2nd)
Starlite Skate Center, 2222 South Edgewood Dr., Lakeland, FL (3rd/final)
I do not have much information related to this THIRD skating rink other than Skate Odyssey and Lakeland Family Skate Center. They all were on same property but different era. For this Starlite, I am not sure when this was in operational. This rink was in operational likely before OR after those two I have named.
For those two, according to Bizapedia, it said that both Skate Odyssey and Lakeland were established in 1975 and 1986 respectively. Starlite was more likely was the third rink in the same location. But conflicting reports saying that Space Odyssey was established in 1976 but the building was built in 1979. Perhaps the same management opened another Space Odyssey first but headquartered in the same address at 2222 South Edgewood Drive, Lakeland, FL. Before I can separate all three rinks, they are all listed here.
All I got was a SINGLE photo from Loopnet the appearance of 1990s of this theme on the building with White background with strong Purple and Red stripes along with Black-and-White checkard wrapped around the building.
I will need more than just that photo. Anyone has photos of interior, close up of exterior? Logos? which is first rink, raise your hand.. last one, raise.. sizes. You get the idea.
Currently no rink operating at the location. It has become a private school. It is totally renovated. It had added 2 other buildings. It is hard to tell which building now. However, I would be safe to say the same big "box" canopy in two comparative photos. It pinpointed to the new enlarged building. They added the main campus. They erect the new building to the right of the original. They then added two other buildings. Two smaller ones on the left and the right, new almost squared floor plan building. But three are connected by open canopy walkway. The Trick was that you may think I am wrong that it would be the building on right. Wrong. It appeared to be the same size but it is not. It is the middle--the largest of three. Strangely, the Loopnet showed the rink was for sale on July 5, 2005 and final updated to say it was no longer available on November 16, 2005. This apparently showed it was sold to the South McKeel Academy according to their website. It says they opened their doors in August 2006. And they expanded their grounds according to the Google Map.
So, that gave us the 3 separate ownership in very short time between 1979 and 2005. That would mean 25 years. About average of 8 years per rink ownership. Likely Skate Odyssey was first in 1979, then Lakeland Center in 1986. Then likely Starlite was final rink.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: N/A Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: 24,200 SF. Built: 1979
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Cinderblock Building
Roof: Flat
Acres: 2.40 Acres
Operated: Not putting dates down until I get third rink business rink is added and I will sort them all out. School purchased rink in 2005.
Reason for Closure: N/A
Wanted: Information regarding photos of interior, close up of exterior, Logos, which rink in order... and size of rink itself. The dates of opening, closing, why closed for EACH rink. Material for the rink?
Sources: Loopnet, Bizapedia for Rink 1, Bizapedia for Rink 2,
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Lakeland Family Skate Center, 2222 South Edgewood Drive, Lakeland, FL (2nd)
Starlite Skate Center, 2222 South Edgewood Dr., Lakeland, FL (3rd/final)
I do not have much information related to this THIRD skating rink other than Skate Odyssey and Lakeland Family Skate Center. They all were on same property but different era. For this Starlite, I am not sure when this was in operational. This rink was in operational likely before OR after those two I have named.
For those two, according to Bizapedia, it said that both Skate Odyssey and Lakeland were established in 1975 and 1986 respectively. Starlite was more likely was the third rink in the same location. But conflicting reports saying that Space Odyssey was established in 1976 but the building was built in 1979. Perhaps the same management opened another Space Odyssey first but headquartered in the same address at 2222 South Edgewood Drive, Lakeland, FL. Before I can separate all three rinks, they are all listed here.
All I got was a SINGLE photo from Loopnet the appearance of 1990s of this theme on the building with White background with strong Purple and Red stripes along with Black-and-White checkard wrapped around the building.
I will need more than just that photo. Anyone has photos of interior, close up of exterior? Logos? which is first rink, raise your hand.. last one, raise.. sizes. You get the idea.
Currently no rink operating at the location. It has become a private school. It is totally renovated. It had added 2 other buildings. It is hard to tell which building now. However, I would be safe to say the same big "box" canopy in two comparative photos. It pinpointed to the new enlarged building. They added the main campus. They erect the new building to the right of the original. They then added two other buildings. Two smaller ones on the left and the right, new almost squared floor plan building. But three are connected by open canopy walkway. The Trick was that you may think I am wrong that it would be the building on right. Wrong. It appeared to be the same size but it is not. It is the middle--the largest of three. Strangely, the Loopnet showed the rink was for sale on July 5, 2005 and final updated to say it was no longer available on November 16, 2005. This apparently showed it was sold to the South McKeel Academy according to their website. It says they opened their doors in August 2006. And they expanded their grounds according to the Google Map.
So, that gave us the 3 separate ownership in very short time between 1979 and 2005. That would mean 25 years. About average of 8 years per rink ownership. Likely Skate Odyssey was first in 1979, then Lakeland Center in 1986. Then likely Starlite was final rink.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: N/A Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: 24,200 SF. Built: 1979
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Cinderblock Building
Roof: Flat
Acres: 2.40 Acres
Operated: Not putting dates down until I get third rink business rink is added and I will sort them all out. School purchased rink in 2005.
Reason for Closure: N/A
Wanted: Information regarding photos of interior, close up of exterior, Logos, which rink in order... and size of rink itself. The dates of opening, closing, why closed for EACH rink. Material for the rink?
Sources: Loopnet, Bizapedia for Rink 1, Bizapedia for Rink 2,
© 2019 - 2020 Dead Rinks. All Rights Reserved