Alexandria / Arena Roller Rink, 807 North Asaph St, Alexandria, Virginia

• Operator: America On Wheels (AOW Corporation) (1948 - 1979)^[1]
• Operator: Marcus Ray & Sam Gilyard (1980 - 1986)^[1]
• Tom & Vickey Brown^[3]
• Pro/Coach: Leonard Baggley, Charles Lowe^[4], Tom & Vickey Brown^[3]
• Organist: Jimmy Boyce
• Floor size: 200' x 100'^[5]
• Floor type: Maple wood^[1]
• Primary reason for closing: Financial problems in 1979 & reported same with new owners in the '80's
• Opened: November 23, 1948 - 1979 & 1980's - 1986^[2]

Timeline History:^[1]
1948 - Opened November 23, 1948 as Alexandria Roller Rink AOW (America on Wheels).
Late 1960's - early 1970's - Rock acts including Janis Joplin, Jethro Tull and Alice Cooper (see posters below)
1973 - "Scorpio" - Parts filmed inside Alexandria Roller Rink with Jimmy Boyce at the organ. (see video link below)
1979 - Financial problems - Temporarily closed and sold its 11-ton Wurlitzer Opus 2178 pipe organ.^[1]
(Wurlitzer Opus 2178 pipe organ originally came from the Rockefeller center .)^[6]
1980 - New owners - Marcus Ray and Sam Gilyard^[1] (They installed huge speakers and played Top 40 hits)
1986 - Closed