United Skates of America, Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York
This was another franchise of United Skates of America. There were quite a bit of United Skates of America on Long Island and New York City area at the time. (Now only ONE in New York State). This was in Jackson Heights in Queens, New York. Unfortunately, not enough information to put in this page. Only there was an article by The New Yorker that would detail about the rink a little bit.
As I noticed what he wrote that it was not cool anymore to have kids' birthday parties? It would be cool to do so because you want to introduce your children to do exercises. Not to be lazy like many do today with the weight issues we all are having these days.
Clearly this is what happened to America without skating. Roller Disco, In-Line Skates, and Disco itself all three killed the sports (you have rights to disagree but that is how I saw it).. Those three were the last major activities people did in their lives. Today, it is RVing, camping but not hiking. I hardly see bicycles out these days. It is ironically that Walmart stores I see have a lot of bicycles but no roller skates or too few LITTLE children or kiddies skates and a few two wheeled skateboards that are powered (they are not hoverboards like the movie that McFly took with him and skated with). Real hoverboards are wheel-less.
On one of the forums, they said early 1980s. That really helps narrows down. But that was not opening or closing for good dates.
They had a roller hockey team, Jackson Heights Hawks.
This forum about Jackson Heights talked about the rink but the 99 cents morning specials? I do not know what this was. 99 Cents! Got to be food. No way it is less than a dollar to skate! Did they?
Anyway, not much to go on with this rink.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: N/A Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: N/A Demolished: N/A
Type of Building: N/A
Roof: N/A
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Operated: N/A
Wanted: Information about the rink and dates of open and closed. Also need photos! I have no photos to be found!
Sources: The New Yorker; Jackson Heights Life forum; City-data.com forum
This was another franchise of United Skates of America. There were quite a bit of United Skates of America on Long Island and New York City area at the time. (Now only ONE in New York State). This was in Jackson Heights in Queens, New York. Unfortunately, not enough information to put in this page. Only there was an article by The New Yorker that would detail about the rink a little bit.
As I noticed what he wrote that it was not cool anymore to have kids' birthday parties? It would be cool to do so because you want to introduce your children to do exercises. Not to be lazy like many do today with the weight issues we all are having these days.
Clearly this is what happened to America without skating. Roller Disco, In-Line Skates, and Disco itself all three killed the sports (you have rights to disagree but that is how I saw it).. Those three were the last major activities people did in their lives. Today, it is RVing, camping but not hiking. I hardly see bicycles out these days. It is ironically that Walmart stores I see have a lot of bicycles but no roller skates or too few LITTLE children or kiddies skates and a few two wheeled skateboards that are powered (they are not hoverboards like the movie that McFly took with him and skated with). Real hoverboards are wheel-less.
On one of the forums, they said early 1980s. That really helps narrows down. But that was not opening or closing for good dates.
They had a roller hockey team, Jackson Heights Hawks.
This forum about Jackson Heights talked about the rink but the 99 cents morning specials? I do not know what this was. 99 Cents! Got to be food. No way it is less than a dollar to skate! Did they?
Anyway, not much to go on with this rink.
Rink Size: N/A Floor: N/A Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: N/A Built: N/A Demolished: N/A
Type of Building: N/A
Roof: N/A
Acres: N/A
Operated: N/A
Wanted: Information about the rink and dates of open and closed. Also need photos! I have no photos to be found!
Sources: The New Yorker; Jackson Heights Life forum; City-data.com forum