Roll-A-Rama Roller Rink, 2402 86TH Street, Brooklyn, New York
(Rollerama 1957, Roll-A-Rama 1961, Roll-A-Rama Sports Center 1965), United Skates of America 1980-1983)

• Operator: Otto, Frank, Peter & Salvatore Bonadonna (Bensonhurst Enterprises) (1957)[1]
• Leased?: Dom Alliegro & Ken Brown(1958)[2]
• Pro/Coach: Don & Beverly Maddoloni (1957)[1], Bill Castle (1957)[1], Jim & Millie Ferris (1959)[4]
• Organist: Maurice Fetchard (1957)[1], Tommy Lane (1958)[3], Nick Monty (1959)[4]
• Floor size: 160' x 85'[1]
• Floor Type: Wood
• Opened: 1957[1] - 1983[13]

Timeline:
• (1927 - 1952) Originally it was Stillwell Theatre.[5]
• (1954) Stillwell Outlet Farmers Market.[6]
• (1956) Stillwell Outlet Farmers Market Bankrupt.[7]
• (1957) Started as Rollerama.[1]
• (1961) Became Roll-A-Rama & bowling alley opened on the 2nd floor.[8]
• (1965) Became Roll-A-Rama Sports Center.[9]
• (1967) No skating, Became a bingo parlor & one-room schoolhouse. Bowling still upstairs. [10]
• (1976) Flea Markets, Boxing & Wrestling (Ads go back to 1964).[11]
• (late 1970s) Bowling alley on the 2nd floor destroyed by fire.[5]
• (1980-1983) United Skates of America Roller Skating.[12]
• (1983/4) - Genovese Drug Store.[13]
• Currently: Dolphin Fitness Club & other shops occupy the space.
(Recent aerial photo at top of page is courtesy Google)

Skating begins!




Barn Dance?


Back to skating with new management.



Bowling opens on the second floor.




Skate Magazine Summer 1962 as Roll-A-Rama




No skating, became a bingo parlor & one-room schoolhouse.


The only ads found from 1968 - 1978
were for boxing.

Yes, that's Tony Danza, known for the series Taxi.



Short lived, United Skates of America (1980-1983)


Notice the United Skates of America logo at the peak of the roof.




Nice floor in the Dolphin Fitness Club.



Then and Now
Left photo courtesy cinematreasures.org (link above).
Right photo courtesy Google.

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