Rialto Roller Rink, 82 Walnut Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
• Operator: Leo Doyle/Deutelbaum[1] & Vera Zytkiewicz[2] (Part Owner) (1938-1948), Vera Zytkiewicz (1948[2] -1994) (RIP: Jan 1907-Jul 1994), Vera Zytkiewicz Estate[3] (1994-1996)
• Manager: Vera Zytkiewicz[4] (1946)
• Pro/Coach: Austin Bassing[6] (1946), Armand Champa[7] (1948), Ned Norworth[8] (1949), Frank Moors[5] (1953), Bill Linehan & Peter Gullo [12] (1958), Edgar Watrous
• Organist: Homer Shenton[6] (1946),Gil Bajek[7] (1948), Roger Johnson, Peter Gulto, Bill Lenihan[9] (1958), Elliot Lockwood[10] (1958)
• Floor size: 18,000 sq ft.[11]
• Floor type: Rotunda, Maple wood.[9]
• Primary reason for closing: Vera Zytkiewicz died in 1994. "It's a story about more than a dying roller rink. It's about heirs trying to wring value from their inheritance against the wishes of their late grandmother."[3]
(Full story near bottom of page.)
• Opened: 1938[1] - Closed 1996[3]
The Rialto Roller Rink building formally operated as a public garage and later, a trucking company.[15]
(Dixon's Walnut Street Garage)
• Today, an elderly housing complex stands where the Rialto once stood.
All that remains are the memories.