Weigeistown Skating Rink / Fairchild's Skating Rink Weigeistown, PA
Weigeistown Skating Rink Weigeistown, PA
Fairchild's Skating Rink Weigeistown, PA
Fairchild's Skating Rink Weigeistown, PA
Both rinks, Weigeistown Skating Rink and Fairchild's Skating Rink were in Weigeistown, Pennsylvania. They said it was one and the same that one was a nickname for the town's but it was actually Fairchild's. That happens to be a person's name. Some rink operators do that.
Donald "Sonny" Faircloth, a former bus driver opened this rink in 1957 and it had poured Black Asphalt for the roller rink floor. The same as you drive your car, truck, and motorcycles on. And they had to keep repairing annually then finally painted with Blue over the Black Asphalt.
You see, annually Donald "Sonny" and staff had to scrub the floor and painted weekly! Not annually as I thought but weekly!
This frustrated everyone for sure so he had the floor replaced with wood. Not say what wood but he did. However, the rink is short lived. He closed it in around 1962. That would be just five years. Sad. I believe it is the floor and the stiff competition nearby especially more known and popular Playland nearby. It must be the Asphalt which was the same as your driveway or roads that can cause unnecessary knee and hand bruises from falling down.
With wood, its less skin injuries.
The skating rink was at the local youth center and the floor was quite small.
The Interior.
First used Poured Black Asphalt for the rink floor. But later painted Blue on the Asphalt. But replaced with Wood.
The Exterior.
N/A.
The Stats:
Original - Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Poured Black Asphalt. Floor Layout: Standard.
Original Revised - Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Painted Blue Poured Black Asphalt. Floor Layout: Standard.
Replaced - Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Wood. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: N/A.
Type of Building: N/A.
Roof: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior Designer: N/A.
Organ: Likely had an organ but brand unknown.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: N/A.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: N/A.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
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):
Operated: (Overall)-- 1957 to 1962
Weigeistown Skating Rink: 1957 to 1962
Fairchild's Skating Rink: 1957 to 1962
Reason for Closure:
Weigeistown Skating Rink: N/A.
Fairchild's Skating Rink: N/A.
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:
Date of issue: 10 October 2022.
For office use only:
Worth to visit:
None.
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.
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© Copyrighted by International Roller Skating Rinks History Foundation©, an International Commercial Archeology Preservation© Group. All Rights Reserved. Jn 3:3 to 16. Deut. 32:7.
Donald "Sonny" Faircloth, a former bus driver opened this rink in 1957 and it had poured Black Asphalt for the roller rink floor. The same as you drive your car, truck, and motorcycles on. And they had to keep repairing annually then finally painted with Blue over the Black Asphalt.
You see, annually Donald "Sonny" and staff had to scrub the floor and painted weekly! Not annually as I thought but weekly!
This frustrated everyone for sure so he had the floor replaced with wood. Not say what wood but he did. However, the rink is short lived. He closed it in around 1962. That would be just five years. Sad. I believe it is the floor and the stiff competition nearby especially more known and popular Playland nearby. It must be the Asphalt which was the same as your driveway or roads that can cause unnecessary knee and hand bruises from falling down.
With wood, its less skin injuries.
The skating rink was at the local youth center and the floor was quite small.
The Interior.
First used Poured Black Asphalt for the rink floor. But later painted Blue on the Asphalt. But replaced with Wood.
The Exterior.
N/A.
The Stats:
Original - Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Poured Black Asphalt. Floor Layout: Standard.
Original Revised - Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Painted Blue Poured Black Asphalt. Floor Layout: Standard.
Replaced - Rink Size: N/A. Floor: Wood. Floor Layout: N/A.
Building Size: N/A. Built: N/A. Renovations: N/A. Demolished: N/A.
Type of Building: N/A.
Roof: N/A.
Acres: N/A.
Architect: N/A.
Contractor: N/A.
Interior Designer: N/A.
Organ: Likely had an organ but brand unknown.
10 Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Duck Pins Bowling Lanes: None.
Candlestick Bowling Lanes: None.
Pocket Billiard Tables: N/A.
Amusement Rides: None.
Driving Range Slots: None.
Miniature Golf Course: None.
Arcade: (Number unknown)
Skee-Ball: N/A.
Fascination: None.
Restaurant: None.
Cocktail lounge: None.
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):
Operated: (Overall)-- 1957 to 1962
Weigeistown Skating Rink: 1957 to 1962
Fairchild's Skating Rink: 1957 to 1962
Reason for Closure:
Weigeistown Skating Rink: N/A.
Fairchild's Skating Rink: N/A.
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:
Date of issue: 10 October 2022.
For office use only:
Worth to visit:
None.
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 16. Deut. 32:7.