Warnoco West, 5807 20th St., Greeley, Colorado

• Operator: J.W. Norcross Jr.[1]
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: [?]
• Organist: [?]
• DJ: [?]
• Floor size: 175' x 80'[2]
• Floor type: [?]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1980 - 2004[2]

History Timeline for Warnoco North & West:[2]
1921 - Warnoco Park opens as Sall's Gardens at 1403 2nd St. in Greeley with a roller-skating rink, swimming pool and merry-go-round.
1935 - Warrack Norcross buys Sall's and renames it "Warnoco," a combination of Norcross' first and last names. In the '30s, a little rink is used for skating in the winter and dancing in the summer.
1948 - A larger rink, 160 by 80 feet, is built with a curved hardwood skating floor.
1980 - Warnoco West opens at 5807 20th St. The floor becomes the largest in northern Colorado at 175 by 80 feet.
1988 - Hole in the West, an 18-hole miniature golf course, opens at Warnoco West.
1996 - Warnoco North ends public session skating and becomes the Warnoco Sports Center.
2002 - J.W. Norcross sells Warnoco North to the Greeley Urban Renewal Authority.
2004 - Warnoco West closes.
2006 - A contractor estimates it will take $1.2 million to make the Warnoco North building salvageable.




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