Crystal Slipper OH Roller Rink - Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past

Crystal Slipper Ballroom, 386 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

• Operator: H. D. Ruhlman^[1]
• Manager: ^[?]
• Floor size: ^[?]
• Floor type:Wood
• Primary reason for closing: ^[?]
• Opened for skating: 1927^[1]

I have found just the one article/ad for skating, so skating may have been for just one season.
H. D. Ruhlman went on to manage/lease many rinks, including: Palace Garden (1927), Newark Roller Rink (1930), Palais De Danse Hall in Buckeye Lake Park (1931), Summerland Beach Rink (1931), Winter Garden (1932) and more.

Timeline:
1926 - Dance Hall opened.^[2]
1927 - Opened for skating.^[1]
1934 - 1985 - Big Bear Super Market.^[3]
1985/6 - Demolished to make way for the Riverwatch Tower highrise.^[3]

Crystal Slipper Ballroom, 386 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

Crystal Slipper Ballroom to be built.

Under construction.^[3]

Skating, at least for one season I know of....

The following are from when it became Big Bear Super Market.
This photo courtesy Laurie Miles Thompson

Note the wood floors and the amazing ceiling construction.^[6]

^[7]

Then and Now aerial photos.

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Crystal Slipper Ballroom, 386 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

Crystal Slipper Ballroom to be built.

Under construction.[3]

Skating, at least for one season I know of....

The following are from when it became Big Bear Super Market.This photo courtesy Laurie Miles Thompson

Note the wood floors and the amazing ceiling construction.[6]

[7]

Then and Now aerial photos.

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Under construction.^[3]

The following are from when it became Big Bear Super Market.
This photo courtesy Laurie Miles Thompson

Note the wood floors and the amazing ceiling construction.^[6]

^[7]