Gay Blades Rollerdrome, 52street & Bway, NYC

• Operator: Louis J. Brecker^[1]
• Pro: Don & Beverly Maddoloni^[4], Herb Wilson, Roger Dowdall, Al Coupe^[3]
• Opened for roller skating: 1940's^[2] - mid 1950's^[4]
(Originally an Ice rink in 1922)

History Timeline:^[5]
1922 - Built as an ice rink called Iceland.
1932 - Central Savings Bank foreclosed on Iceland.
1932 - Resumed operation as the Gay Blades Ice Rink.
1940's - Operated as a roller-skating rink by Mr. Brecker.
1946 - National Roller Skating Championship.
1956 - Mr. Brecker moved Roseland Ballroom to the Iceland building.(Gay Blades)
(After the death of Louis Brecker, Roseland stayed in the family, operated by his daughter, Nancy Brecker Leeds.)^[6]
1981 - Nancy Brecker Leeds sold the building to Albert Ginsberg who regularly scheduled "disco nights".^[2]
1996 - New owner, Laurence Ginsberg, planned to continue it as long as profitable.^[6]
2014 - Lady Gaga completed a short residency as the last performer before the Roseland Ballroom closed.^[2]