But, skating first started when it was:
Rainbow Gardens Dance Hall, 1300 East Center St., Marion, Ohio
• Operator: Mr. & Mrs. Louis Schuler^[1]
• Manager: Herold H. Kettle^[2]
• Pro/Coach: ^[?]
• Organist: ^[?]
• Primary reason for closing: Contined as Hy-Way Rollarena.^[1]
• Opened for skating on Saturday nights: 1931^[4]
• Opened for skating during summer months: 1939^[2]
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Hy-Way Rollarena, 1300 East Center St., Marion, Ohio
• Operator: Mrs. Dorace Howard^[1] (1941), Hy-Way Rollarena Inc.^[5] (1942), Bryan & Carol Smith^[6] (1951), James and Sally Mayes^[3] (1976)
• Leased by: William & Janet Clifton^[7] (1955)
• Manager: James and Sally Mayes^[1], Arthur E. Mallory^[5] (1942), Earl Boog^[8] (1947), Bryan Smith^[9] (1950), Sally Mayes^[10] (1965), James Mayes^[11] (1971)
• Asst. Mgr: Bertha Major (Meinerding)^[5] (1942)
• Pro/Coach: Bill Clifton^[12] (1955)
• Organist: Mrs. Dorace Howard^[1], Sammy Nolan^[13] (1942), Paul Meinerding^[14] (1947), Homer Smith^[15] (1949), Guy Moore^[16] (1951), Amy Lou Rondemfels^[17] (1954)
• DJ: ^[?]
• Floor size: 125' x 75'^[18]
• Floor type: ^[?]
• Primary reason for closing: ^[?]
• Opened as Hy-Way Rollarena: May 2, 1941^[1]
• Closed: Exact date not yet known. Last article/ad found was from 1981.^[19]

History Timeline:
• 1918 - White Maple Dance Pavilion^[20]
• 1927 - Rainbow Gardens Dance Hall^[21]
• 1931 - Rainbow Gardens Dance Hall & roller skating on Sat. nights.^[4]
• 1939 - Rainbow Gardens Dance Hall & roller skating during summer months.^[2]
• 1941 - Hy-Way Rollarena.^[1]
• 1942 - Hy-Way Rollarena. Completely Remodeled.^[5]
• 1947 - Hy-Way Rollarena was closed for 10 days while the manager & organist went on a honeymoon.^[14]
• 1981 - Last article/ad found for Hy-Way Rollarena.^[19]
• 1986 - Hy-Way Rollarena Inc. acreage was sold to Janco Inc.^[22]

Today, a rental storage facility is where the Hy-Way Rollarena once was.

Image at top of page courtesy Marion County - By Stuart J. Koblentz.^[24]