Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. Rendering by Philip Johnson. Courtesy of People of the Pavilion.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. The World's Fair. I am not sure if this was taken from the tallest tower. If it was, that is where the triple of towers and Tent of Tomorrow was where the photo was taken from. Courtesy of People of the Pavilion.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. This was taken during the World's Fair. Noticed the State of NY map on the Terrazzo floor. It was taken from Texaco Map and printed and embedded on to 500 plus tiles and lay on the floor. Apparently many fairgoers are not interested in the map as I can see. ONLY ONE did. Can you spot one? Maybe more? Can you see your city or town you live or lived in? Hard to see, I know. Syracuse is hard to see on the map due to the reflexion. Courtesy of People of the Pavilion.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. Courtesy of
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. Courtesy of Untapped Cities.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. Light show test as part of renovations to be ready for 60th Anniversary of the World's Fair. Beautiful lights! Courtesy of NYC Parks / Daniel Avila.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY. Light show test as part of renovations to be ready for 60th Anniversary of the World's Fair. Beautiful lights! Courtesy of NYC Parks / Daniel Avila.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, NY
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink New York World's Fair (1964-65) site, Queens, New York was once briefly the home of an outdoor roller rink. Now New York City has a few outdoor roller rinks with canopy roof. Well, this one did too at one time.
Tent of Tomorrow rink was not during the New York World's Fair. The fair ran from Spring 1964 and closed for winter in the Fall and reopened in Spring 1965 for its final run. Since the World's Fairs were normally one time operating "trade show" showcasing tomorrow or future events or in relations to mankind.
The Tent of Tomorrow at the New York World's Fair in 1964 to 1965 in Queens, NY which is still standing today and being renovated as you read this during 2023, they are preserving one of rare venue from demolish. The Tent of Tomorrow originally was a pavilion for New York State. Since World's Fairs are showcase of conceptual design on architecture and for pride/showmanship, this one is an oval shaped building with cables suspending cross the oval shaped structure. It had a tent like. Very similar concept to the Roman Amphitheater where the Romans cheered on their favorite Lions mauling or even a boat show with the floor flooded.. Well, anyway, the point here is that they had roof covered the roof with a skylight to show the mosaic floor. World’s largest cable suspension roof (50,000 square feet) which supported a dazzling display of multi-colored fiberglass tiles. On the floor, there was a massive 567-panel terrazzo road map of the State of New York.
Skaters may recalled skating at the World of Tomorrow's Terrazzo Floor.
Unfortunately, as years went by, piece by piece of the terrazzo fell apart and the fiberglass roof cracked and fell, today, none of the roof and floor were left to see. Due in 2023, they are to complete renovated restoring the World of Tomorrow with a new roof and floor. Hopefully with the same materials they had used for the World's Fair.
Like me, some of you have not seen the World's Fair and always wanted to go to the World's Fair. I missed the NY, Montreal Expo 67, Knoxville, New Orleans, Seattle, Vancouver, and other World's Fairs globally. New York never hosted it again in 1990-1991 and 2015-2016. And I am still waiting for their 2030-2031 version. I doubt New York will host it again.
It has to be a sight to see for the Fairgoers to see the New York State Pavilion-- Tent of Tomorrow.
I do not have any other information regarding the rink but it was closed just before 1974. So, that showed me it was very short time.
Anywhere from after 1965 to 1974 they operated as the rink but after that, it was abandoned and was at one time a concert venue.
Since 2015, they secured a 6 Million US Dollars to restore the Pavilion and the triple towers. They already did painted the walls to restore the appearance for its 50th Anniversary of the World's Fair in 2014. Very 1960s Carnival Themed Fire Red and Snow White with Bold Yellow colors both inside and out.
However, they did not fully restore in time for its 50th but it will be for the 60th Anniversary. Will they have fiberglass roof back up again? or what? 6 Million USD is quite a bit of money for what? Something fishy. Was that also the 500 USD toilet seats that the government was talking about?
Some photos you will see that it does not compare to size well. One photo you will see with people and you will understand how massive that Tent of Tomorrow is.
The Tent of Tomorrow measures 350 feet by 250 feet, with sixteen 100-foot columns suspending a 50,000 Square-Foot roof of multi-colored fiberglass panels. The popular exhibit also held three towers next to the Tent of Tomorrow, measuring 60 feet, 150 feet, and 226 feet. The bottom two were restaurants and top tower had an observation deck. It was designed by Philip Johnson.
The New York State Pavilion also included the adjacent Theaterama, which exhibited pop art works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The space was converted to the Queens Playhouse in 1972 and continued to operate until 1985.
The reason for the Towers and the Tent of Tomorrow and the Theaterama / Queens Playhouse buildings survived because it is owned by New York City after the State handed over to the city as part of an agreement made before the Construction and opening the World's Fair in 1964. All other pavilions owned by other countries and United States and companies were demolished.
The World's Fair was operated by the New York World's Fair 1964 to 1965 Corporation, a non-profit organization that operated from 1959 to 1971. The offices stayed opened to do post-fair process to do taxes and pensions and for closing it up. They said to have 1500 plus boxes of records of the World's Fair and there is no way I can go through all that and fit in here. If you like to you can go visit The New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division.
The roller rink was likely operated either by the City of New York or a private individual. It might be in those records at the library. Any of you in New York City and a big fan of Rink-History, please all by means check that library and let me know. The owner of the rink may be on there because they should have a record of who operated the rink. But I am sure the lease for the rink paid directly to the City of NY or Queens, not the World's Fair Corporation.
Funny thing, the BIE- Bureau of International Expositions (Real title is Bureau International des Expositions) did NOT recognize the 1964-65 World's Fair although it broke records of the most attendance at that Fair and none of other Fairs after that could beat that records. Why BIE not you recognize New York's World Fair? I recongize it was truly the World's Fair! Did you go woke, BIE at the time? No wonder not as much Fairs in the US anymore because of this. A boycott? Wikipedia did not include the New York's 1964-65 World's Fair. Bah humbug, BIE! Hey NY! Let's do another World's Fair there! At a new location! Woo!
The Interior.
Tent of Tomorrow: Since it was an open pavilion building, pretty much still outdoors "indoors" with exception of some of the part of the oval-shaped building had some buildings with the roof inside the oval section. Perhaps restrooms, displays, and a private office at the time of the Fair.
The interesting thing was the 130-by-166-foot map on Terrazzo floor-- The original was fashioned from enlarged tracings of a Texaco map. Metal borders and black, red and blue plastic letters, numerals and symbols were affixed on panels at the Manhattan Tile and Terrazzo Company. These panels were taken to the Port Morris Tile and Marble Corporation in the Bronx, where terrazzo with various pigments was poured into the forms.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: The roller rink was skated on the entire terrazzo floor including the New York State map lay on the floor. Skate Rental booth were inside one of those covered bulding in the Tent of Tomorrow. Plus restrooms. Seating.. I do not know because I do not see photos of the place when it was roller rink. Several articles mentioned this place was a rink.
The Exterior.
Tent of Tomorrow: The appearance during the World's Fair was very much of World of Tomorrow. Hence the name of the Pavilion but it was only part of the New York State Pavilion because it had two other sections--the Towers and the Theaterama. The exterior did show very colorful 1960s style Fire Red and Snow White vertical stripes on the wall and Yellow band around the Concrete walls. However, the posts were bare Concrete to support 50,000 Square-Foot Cable and Loop or Ring. It was Oval-shaped circle to support the colorful Mosaic Fiberglass roof panels. Hence the "Tent" part. It was really high. I am sure with the rain, people still got wet because rain usually fall slightly diagonal and the splashes from the rain and the center ring was open. The roof was quite high so it was quite open space for rain to come in. It had no walls.
Measured 350 feet by 250 feet, with sixteen 100-foot columns suspending a 50,000 Square-Foot roof of multi-colored fiberglass panels. The popular exhibit also held three towers next to the Tent of Tomorrow, measuring 60 feet, 150 feet, and 226 feet.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: The building aged quickly during that time but people roller skated on the Terrazzo floor. I am sure they had fiberglass roof panels removed after the Fair leaving it open. I am not sure unless the records at the library can explain that. But the paint were intact and fading.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: 567 Panel Terrazzo with Map of New York State.
Floor Layout: Standard, oval shaped/egg shaped floor.
Building Size: 50,000 SF (100 foot post to 100 foot post wide). Built: 1964.
Renovations: 2014 and 2019 to 2023. Demolished: Still standing, being restored.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Cables Concrete-Trusses, Poured Concrete - Walled Open Pavilion - like Building.
Roof: Special. Covered with colorful Fiberglass.
Acres: 646 (during the World's Fair) and just for the NY Pavilion- N/A..
Architect: Philip Johnson.
Contractor: Several (seen in photos).
Interior Designer: Philip Johnson.
Organ: None.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: Possible elsewhere during the World's Fair.
Air Hockey Tables: None.
Foosball Table: None..
Basketball Speed: None.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: Possible elsewhere at the World's Fair.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: Possible elsewhere during the World's Fair.
Fascination: Possible elsewhere during the World's Fair.
Restaurant: Two (in Lower and Middle Tower). Possible one on ground level in the Tent of Tomorrow.
Cocktail lounge: Included in Restaurants in the towers.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Theater (movie/stage): Theaterama then later, Queens Playhouse. (1972 to 1985)/
Operated: (Rink only)-- After 1965 to 1974
Tent of Tomorrow: 22 April to 18 October 1964, and 21 April 21to 17 October 1965.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: After 1965 to 1974
Concert Venue: N/A.
Abandoned: After 1975 to 2023.
Theaterama: 1972 to N/A.
Queens Playhouse: N/A to 1985.
Restaurants in Towers: 22 April to 18 October 1964, and 21 April 21to 17 October 1965.
World's Fair: 22 April to 18 October 1964, and 21 April 21to 17 October 1965.
Reason for Closure:
Tent of Tomorrow: World's Fair ended.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: N/A
Concert Venue: N/A.
Abandoned: N/A. (for Tent of Tomorrow)
Theaterama: N/A.
Queens Playhouse: N/A.
Restaurants in Towers: World's Fair ended.
World's Fair: Seasonal only for one time.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at Rink-History©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
Untapped Cities - 1964 World's Fair
Untapped Cities - The NYS Pavilion
NY Magazine - Will it have second life? Article in 2015.
Uptapped Cities - The before, during and after the Fair photos.
People of the Pavilion - A lot of photos and documents! A must see website here!
NY Times - 2008 article on restoring the map.
Wikipedia - 1964 - 65 NY World's Fair NOT listed.
Guide to NY World's Fair. Opens as PDF.
Queen Gazette - Article 2023, restoration.
Date of issue:
13 June 2023.
For office use only:
7.
Worth to visit:
You can! It is Flushing Park. It is being restored till later 2023. You can still visit it. Skating on it may not be allowed.
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as 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.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. 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. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
As for “For Office Only” is for my reasoning and private legal reason for that.
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Tent of Tomorrow rink was not during the New York World's Fair. The fair ran from Spring 1964 and closed for winter in the Fall and reopened in Spring 1965 for its final run. Since the World's Fairs were normally one time operating "trade show" showcasing tomorrow or future events or in relations to mankind.
The Tent of Tomorrow at the New York World's Fair in 1964 to 1965 in Queens, NY which is still standing today and being renovated as you read this during 2023, they are preserving one of rare venue from demolish. The Tent of Tomorrow originally was a pavilion for New York State. Since World's Fairs are showcase of conceptual design on architecture and for pride/showmanship, this one is an oval shaped building with cables suspending cross the oval shaped structure. It had a tent like. Very similar concept to the Roman Amphitheater where the Romans cheered on their favorite Lions mauling or even a boat show with the floor flooded.. Well, anyway, the point here is that they had roof covered the roof with a skylight to show the mosaic floor. World’s largest cable suspension roof (50,000 square feet) which supported a dazzling display of multi-colored fiberglass tiles. On the floor, there was a massive 567-panel terrazzo road map of the State of New York.
Skaters may recalled skating at the World of Tomorrow's Terrazzo Floor.
Unfortunately, as years went by, piece by piece of the terrazzo fell apart and the fiberglass roof cracked and fell, today, none of the roof and floor were left to see. Due in 2023, they are to complete renovated restoring the World of Tomorrow with a new roof and floor. Hopefully with the same materials they had used for the World's Fair.
Like me, some of you have not seen the World's Fair and always wanted to go to the World's Fair. I missed the NY, Montreal Expo 67, Knoxville, New Orleans, Seattle, Vancouver, and other World's Fairs globally. New York never hosted it again in 1990-1991 and 2015-2016. And I am still waiting for their 2030-2031 version. I doubt New York will host it again.
It has to be a sight to see for the Fairgoers to see the New York State Pavilion-- Tent of Tomorrow.
I do not have any other information regarding the rink but it was closed just before 1974. So, that showed me it was very short time.
Anywhere from after 1965 to 1974 they operated as the rink but after that, it was abandoned and was at one time a concert venue.
Since 2015, they secured a 6 Million US Dollars to restore the Pavilion and the triple towers. They already did painted the walls to restore the appearance for its 50th Anniversary of the World's Fair in 2014. Very 1960s Carnival Themed Fire Red and Snow White with Bold Yellow colors both inside and out.
However, they did not fully restore in time for its 50th but it will be for the 60th Anniversary. Will they have fiberglass roof back up again? or what? 6 Million USD is quite a bit of money for what? Something fishy. Was that also the 500 USD toilet seats that the government was talking about?
Some photos you will see that it does not compare to size well. One photo you will see with people and you will understand how massive that Tent of Tomorrow is.
The Tent of Tomorrow measures 350 feet by 250 feet, with sixteen 100-foot columns suspending a 50,000 Square-Foot roof of multi-colored fiberglass panels. The popular exhibit also held three towers next to the Tent of Tomorrow, measuring 60 feet, 150 feet, and 226 feet. The bottom two were restaurants and top tower had an observation deck. It was designed by Philip Johnson.
The New York State Pavilion also included the adjacent Theaterama, which exhibited pop art works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The space was converted to the Queens Playhouse in 1972 and continued to operate until 1985.
The reason for the Towers and the Tent of Tomorrow and the Theaterama / Queens Playhouse buildings survived because it is owned by New York City after the State handed over to the city as part of an agreement made before the Construction and opening the World's Fair in 1964. All other pavilions owned by other countries and United States and companies were demolished.
The World's Fair was operated by the New York World's Fair 1964 to 1965 Corporation, a non-profit organization that operated from 1959 to 1971. The offices stayed opened to do post-fair process to do taxes and pensions and for closing it up. They said to have 1500 plus boxes of records of the World's Fair and there is no way I can go through all that and fit in here. If you like to you can go visit The New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division.
The roller rink was likely operated either by the City of New York or a private individual. It might be in those records at the library. Any of you in New York City and a big fan of Rink-History, please all by means check that library and let me know. The owner of the rink may be on there because they should have a record of who operated the rink. But I am sure the lease for the rink paid directly to the City of NY or Queens, not the World's Fair Corporation.
Funny thing, the BIE- Bureau of International Expositions (Real title is Bureau International des Expositions) did NOT recognize the 1964-65 World's Fair although it broke records of the most attendance at that Fair and none of other Fairs after that could beat that records. Why BIE not you recognize New York's World Fair? I recongize it was truly the World's Fair! Did you go woke, BIE at the time? No wonder not as much Fairs in the US anymore because of this. A boycott? Wikipedia did not include the New York's 1964-65 World's Fair. Bah humbug, BIE! Hey NY! Let's do another World's Fair there! At a new location! Woo!
The Interior.
Tent of Tomorrow: Since it was an open pavilion building, pretty much still outdoors "indoors" with exception of some of the part of the oval-shaped building had some buildings with the roof inside the oval section. Perhaps restrooms, displays, and a private office at the time of the Fair.
The interesting thing was the 130-by-166-foot map on Terrazzo floor-- The original was fashioned from enlarged tracings of a Texaco map. Metal borders and black, red and blue plastic letters, numerals and symbols were affixed on panels at the Manhattan Tile and Terrazzo Company. These panels were taken to the Port Morris Tile and Marble Corporation in the Bronx, where terrazzo with various pigments was poured into the forms.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: The roller rink was skated on the entire terrazzo floor including the New York State map lay on the floor. Skate Rental booth were inside one of those covered bulding in the Tent of Tomorrow. Plus restrooms. Seating.. I do not know because I do not see photos of the place when it was roller rink. Several articles mentioned this place was a rink.
The Exterior.
Tent of Tomorrow: The appearance during the World's Fair was very much of World of Tomorrow. Hence the name of the Pavilion but it was only part of the New York State Pavilion because it had two other sections--the Towers and the Theaterama. The exterior did show very colorful 1960s style Fire Red and Snow White vertical stripes on the wall and Yellow band around the Concrete walls. However, the posts were bare Concrete to support 50,000 Square-Foot Cable and Loop or Ring. It was Oval-shaped circle to support the colorful Mosaic Fiberglass roof panels. Hence the "Tent" part. It was really high. I am sure with the rain, people still got wet because rain usually fall slightly diagonal and the splashes from the rain and the center ring was open. The roof was quite high so it was quite open space for rain to come in. It had no walls.
Measured 350 feet by 250 feet, with sixteen 100-foot columns suspending a 50,000 Square-Foot roof of multi-colored fiberglass panels. The popular exhibit also held three towers next to the Tent of Tomorrow, measuring 60 feet, 150 feet, and 226 feet.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: The building aged quickly during that time but people roller skated on the Terrazzo floor. I am sure they had fiberglass roof panels removed after the Fair leaving it open. I am not sure unless the records at the library can explain that. But the paint were intact and fading.
The Stats:
Rink Size: N/A. Floor: 567 Panel Terrazzo with Map of New York State.
Floor Layout: Standard, oval shaped/egg shaped floor.
Building Size: 50,000 SF (100 foot post to 100 foot post wide). Built: 1964.
Renovations: 2014 and 2019 to 2023. Demolished: Still standing, being restored.
Type of Building: Free-Span Steel Cables Concrete-Trusses, Poured Concrete - Walled Open Pavilion - like Building.
Roof: Special. Covered with colorful Fiberglass.
Acres: 646 (during the World's Fair) and just for the NY Pavilion- N/A..
Architect: Philip Johnson.
Contractor: Several (seen in photos).
Interior Designer: Philip Johnson.
Organ: None.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: Possible elsewhere during the World's Fair.
Air Hockey Tables: None.
Foosball Table: None..
Basketball Speed: None.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: Possible elsewhere at the World's Fair.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: Possible elsewhere during the World's Fair.
Fascination: Possible elsewhere during the World's Fair.
Restaurant: Two (in Lower and Middle Tower). Possible one on ground level in the Tent of Tomorrow.
Cocktail lounge: Included in Restaurants in the towers.
Laser Tag: None.
Bounce Houses: None.
Bumper Cars: None.
Go-Kart: None.
Motel: None.
Swimming Pool: None.
Jungle Gym Playground: None.
Skate Park: None.
Theater (movie/stage): Theaterama then later, Queens Playhouse. (1972 to 1985)/
Operated: (Rink only)-- After 1965 to 1974
Tent of Tomorrow: 22 April to 18 October 1964, and 21 April 21to 17 October 1965.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: After 1965 to 1974
Concert Venue: N/A.
Abandoned: After 1975 to 2023.
Theaterama: 1972 to N/A.
Queens Playhouse: N/A to 1985.
Restaurants in Towers: 22 April to 18 October 1964, and 21 April 21to 17 October 1965.
World's Fair: 22 April to 18 October 1964, and 21 April 21to 17 October 1965.
Reason for Closure:
Tent of Tomorrow: World's Fair ended.
Tent of Tomorrow Roller Rink: N/A
Concert Venue: N/A.
Abandoned: N/A. (for Tent of Tomorrow)
Theaterama: N/A.
Queens Playhouse: N/A.
Restaurants in Towers: World's Fair ended.
World's Fair: Seasonal only for one time.
Wanted: Information regarding exact dates of open/closed, why closed, size of rink, rink materials. Also, photos/articles. Also send me any updates such as reopening, sold, name changes, or whatsoever occurred with this rink or any rinks. Anyone knows or have photos, please let me know by emailing at Rink-History©. Before you email, please state this rink name AND THE CITY AND STATE (or COUNTRY) so I can know where or what rink you are talking about. Thank you. We welcome both active and defunct rinks.
Sources:
Untapped Cities - 1964 World's Fair
Untapped Cities - The NYS Pavilion
NY Magazine - Will it have second life? Article in 2015.
Uptapped Cities - The before, during and after the Fair photos.
People of the Pavilion - A lot of photos and documents! A must see website here!
NY Times - 2008 article on restoring the map.
Wikipedia - 1964 - 65 NY World's Fair NOT listed.
Guide to NY World's Fair. Opens as PDF.
Queen Gazette - Article 2023, restoration.
Date of issue:
13 June 2023.
For office use only:
7.
Worth to visit:
You can! It is Flushing Park. It is being restored till later 2023. You can still visit it. Skating on it may not be allowed.
DISCLAIMER:
International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© (formerly known as 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.
Dead Rinks is now International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© because many former names have become new names at the same rinks that are still active and due to much confusion, We have decided that International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© fits better for all rinks including defunct, closed, inactive, rebooted, and rinks that are still active today. For short on this site, it is International Roller Skating Rinks History© Bear with us as we change the entire site page by page each day. 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. Since we are rebooted to allow alive rinks, active rinks, we welcome those active rinks as well. It will be described.
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 International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© are not the property of International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group and/or International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© therefore we do not own the rights to the music.
All photos you submitted or we retrieved become property of International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation© 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: Disclaimer.
© Copyrighted by International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 17. Deut. 32:7.