Rainbow Roller Rink, 3939 Old Taneytown Rd., Big Pipe Creek Park, Taneytown, Maryland

• Owned: George W. and Marlin E. Shriver [1]
• Manager: John, Edna & Mary Smith[1]
• Asst. Floor Mgr: Ralph Cutsail[2] (1953)
• Floor Mgr: Kermit Reid[3] (1955)
• Pro/Coach: [?]
• Organist: The "Prof"[3] (1955)
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: Hard wood[1]
• Primary reason for closing: "In 1975, unable to fully recover from damage caused by flooding during Hurricane Agnes in 1972, the recreation center and roller skating rink closed."[1]
• Opened: 1940 - 1975[1]

A party services vendor called Fun Events LLC. & an Auto Repair / Classic Cars Co. now occupy the building.


Postcard courtesy http://susan-a-miller.com/




Quote courtesy Maryland Historical Trust.
(The 122 page PDF article available at history link above.)


Then & Now


Images of what was the skating area.
Courtesy Maryland Historical Trust.






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