Rollerena, 280 Worcester Rd, Framingham, Massachusetts

• Operator: Ranny Colaianni[1]
• Pro/Coach: Don Homans[1]
• Organist: Joe Zinni[1]
• Opened: 1955[3] - 1957
(RSROA listed only in 1957)

Skate Rink Corp. [2]

• Opened: September, 1957 - December, 1957[2]

Found some interesting info in an old court case after the Rollerena closed.[2]
A couple of quotes from the case McEvoy v. Ginsberg February 4, 1963:
"Benjamin Ginsberg (hereinafter called Ginsberg) owned a vacant building in Framingham known as the "Rollerena" which had been used previously as a roller skating rink."
"In September, 1957, Ginsberg leased the property to Skate Rink Corp. which occupied it in October, 1957, and proceeded to operate therein a roller skating rink. This enterprise was unsuccessful and the business closed in December, 1957."






"Dance of the Month" November 1956 - Courtesy Harold Harriman



How it looks today.



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