Berwyn PA Roller Rink - Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past

Berwyn (Theater) Roller Rink, 22 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn, Pennsylvania

• Owner (As skating rink): Martin Spinelli^[1](1955-)
• Operator: Leonard M. Morris & Charles E. Graver^[2] (1957-1960), Mr. & Mrs. Allan J. Hayhurst^[3] (1961), Neil O'Connell & Anna L. DeBockler^[4] (1962-19??)
• Pro/Coach: ^[?]
• Organist: ^[?]
• Floor type: Straight boards, wood floor.(See the photo below)
• Primary reason for closing: ^[?]
• Opened as a rolller rink: 1955^[1] - Late 1970's ^[5]
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History Timeline^[1]
• 1913 - Berwyn Theater built by George Zimmerman.
• 1943 - Berwyn Theater purchased by Albert F. Bryan.
• 1951 - Berwyn Theater closed. A victim of the rise of television.
• 1955 - Berwyn Roller Rink opens, leased from new owner, Martin Spinelli.
• 1978 - Became a Famer's Market for a couple years.
• 1980 - Barclay White Construction turned it into an office building.
• Today, still an office building.

Berwyn (Theater) Roller Rink, 22 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Photo courtesy Eileen Navarro, taken around 1964-1965.
The white haired man in the back row was the owner.
I am on the extreme right and my first dance partner
Frank McHenry is kneeling in front of me.
My Dad, Bill Lewis is kneeling Left of Frank.

Photo courtesy the TEHS Archive

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Berwyn (Theater) Roller Rink, 22 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Photo courtesy Eileen Navarro, taken around 1964-1965. The white haired man in the back row was the owner. I am on the extreme right and my first dance partner Frank McHenry is kneeling in front of me. My Dad, Bill Lewis is kneeling Left of Frank.

Photo courtesy the TEHS Archive

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Photo courtesy Eileen Navarro, taken around 1964-1965.
The white haired man in the back row was the owner.
I am on the extreme right and my first dance partner
Frank McHenry is kneeling in front of me.
My Dad, Bill Lewis is kneeling Left of Frank.