Twin City Arena / Roller Skating Rink, 1018 Sherman Ave, Elizabeth, New Jersey

• Operator: AOW Corporation (America On Wheels)[1]
• Manager: Don Victor[2], George Sticka (1946)[2], Frank Morris (1952)[3], Joe Schneider (1964)[4]
• Pro/Coach: Bill & Eldora Best (1943/6)[5], Shirlee Ludwig (1956)[6], John Esposito (1971)[7]
• Organist: Peggy O'Leary (1949)[8], Vic Romano (1969)[9]
• DJ: [?]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: [?]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1941[1] - 1980 (Last AOW listing)[11]
Last newspaper Ad was October 20, 1983[10]

At one time Twin City Arena was called the "Flagship of the Outfit".
Building now used by Twin City Supermarket (1990 - current (2020) (Manta.com)



Courtesy www.usarsarollerskaters.org


Courtesy www.usarsarollerskaters.org


Courtesy "The Paper Boy of Union County NJ" FB Group (1966)

Sept. 10, 1981 Courtesy Cornell University Library

Last Ad found

Building currently (2020) used by Twin City Supermarket

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Sources

(1)1954 Annual National Roller Skaters Guide, courtesy usarsarollerskaters.org/AmericaOnWheels.html
(2)Billboard Feb 16, 1946 (sbove)
(3)1952 National Roller Skating Directory (sbove)
(4)The Record Mar 25, 1964 (sbove)
(5)Billboard Sep 11, 1943 & Billboard Apr 6, 1946 (sbove)
(6)1956 USARSA Nationals Ad (sbove) (sbove)
(7))1971 USARSA Nationals Ad
(8)Billboard Feb 26, 1949 (sbove)
(9)Photo courtesy Christine Poole (sbove)
(10)The Central New Jersey Home News Oct 20, 1983 (sbove)
(11)Many of the AOW Rinks Closing dates were not found and had to be calculated by using other means.
The way I did it was to create a chart using the AOW Ads in USARSA Nationals
from 1947 to 1971 that listed all of their rinks in operation at that time and then
after the merger in USFARS Nationals, 1972 to 1990.
Also, going through past newspapers for Ad's or articles.

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