Elmwood Roller Skating Rink, 2406 S 71st St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Operator: Anthony Joseph Bardaro[1], Nicholas, Vincent, Harry & Schiazza Family[2] (1946[3]), Ernest "Puff" Edwards[4] (2005-2015)
• Manager: Harry Schiazza[5] (1952), Ernest "Puff" Edwards[4]
• Pro/Coach: [?]
• Organist: [?]
• DJ: Edward P. Williams[7] RIP 2002
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: Log cabin, maple wood, clear coated.[4]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: October 11, 1945[4] - December 30, 2015[8]

"In 1965, when Edwards was 11 years old, he stepped into the facility for the first time and met the owner. In 1967, Edwards started his two-year stint as the rink's security guard, followed by three years as a ticket taker and more than two decades as manager, until in 2005, he finally bought the business."[3]

• Currently it's "Your Child's World Learning Center".

Image at top of page courtesy LoopNet.[10]

Postcard.[9]


2012.


Images courtesy Elmwood Facebook. (Link above.)








Ernest "Puff" Edwards purchased Elmwood in 2005.


Elmwood skating rink 12.30.2015
A last look.


2019 Google Aerial view.


Images courtesy the current owner.
"Your Child's World Learning Center"




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