Rialto Roller Rink, 82 Walnut Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

• Operator: Leo Doyle/Leo Deutelbaum^[1] (1930's-1948), Vera Zytkiewicz (1948^[2] -1994) (RIP: Jan 1907- Jul 1994), Vera Zytkiewicz Estate (1994-1996)
• Manager: Vera Zytkiewicz^[3] (1946)
• Pro: Armand Champa^[4] (1948), Austin Bassing, Ned Norworth^[5] (1949), Bill Lenehan, Frank Moors^[6] (1953), Peter Gullo ^[7] (1958), Edgar Watrous.
• Organist: Homer Shenton^[2] (1946),Gil Bajek^[4] (1948), Roger Johnson, Elliot Lockwood ^[6] (1958)
• Floor Size: 18,000 sq ft.^[9]
• Floor Type: Rotunda, Maple wood.^[10]
• Primary reason for closing: Vera Zytkiewicz died in 1994 & after a dispute over her will was resolved in favor of her children, they sold the rink & house.^[12]
• Opened 1930's^[12] - Closed 1996^[12]

Facebook article from "You Know You Grew Up in Springfield, Massachusetts if..."
December 28, 2017
Rialto Roller Rink
The Rialto Roller Rink at 82 Walnut St. in Springfield was open from the late 1930s to 1996.
The skating rink closed when a dispute over the will of former owner Vera Zytkiewicz was resolved in favor of her children. They sold the Rialto and its adjacent apartment house. The buildings were demolished to make way for a housing complex for the elderly. Some still can remember when a visiting Muhammad Ali stopped by the Rialto in 1966 and posed for pictures and signed autographs.
By RAY KELLY, rkelly@repub.com - in Springfield, Massachusetts.