Brooklyn Roller Skating Rink, 357 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, New York

• Operator: Alfred F. Flath (1922[1] - 1938[7]), Louis Camardella (1943 - 1946 RSROA listing[2])
• Manager: Alfred F. Flath (1922)[1]
• Pro/Coach: Dolly Durkin & Walter Hughes (1941)[3]
• Band: Director Vito Bavetto & his band (1922)[4]
• Organist: Walter Litt (1938)[5]
• Floor size: 160' x 84.5'[1]
• Floor type: "Highest grade of maple, laid in such a way that skaters are always going with the grain, even on corners."[1]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1922[6] - 1946 (Last RSROA listing, June 1946)[2]
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Alfred F. Flath is one of several Rink Owners who started the A.A.U. in 1928[8].
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1948 - Listed as closed in the 1948 Directory of Roller Skating Rinks.
(Coincidentally, Louis Camardella died on Feb 7, 1948)[9]
1952 - 1963, Ads for Rainbow Shops, Inc., 357 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, New York
Now, (Google photo at top) New Life Church, 357 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, New York









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Sources

(1)The Standard Union Mon Jan 6, 1930 (above)
(2) 1943-1946 RSROA listings in Skating Review
(3)The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Wed Nov 19, 1941 (above)
(4)The Chat Sat Sept 9, 1922 (above)
(5)The Tablet Sat Dec 31, 1938 (above)
(6)The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Wed Feb 1, 1922 (above)
(7)Brooklyn Times Union Mar 4, 1938 (Last article found that mentions Alfred F. Flath)
(8)The Chat Sat Aug 11, 1928
(9)See In Memoriam (link above)

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