Bay Shore Roller Rink, 1850 Sunrise Hwy, Bay Shore, Long Island, New York

• Operator: AOW Corporation (America on Wheels)[3]
• Manager: Wally Kiefer[1], Wally Kiefer & Marvin Kanengiser[7]
• Pro/Coach: Barbara & Carl Henderson[2], John & Barbara Daney[4]
• Organist: Bobby "Weeden" Kiefer[2], Eileen Poole[8]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: Wood[?]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1960[3] - 1976 (Last Ad listed by AOW) [9]
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BayShore Roller Skating Center
• Operator: Roller Rink Associates[5]
• Primary reason for closing: Lack of business[5]
• Closed 2001[5]
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• Demolished in 2008/9 (Google strreet images)
• Now an urgent care & physical therapy center.

Courtesy usarsarollerskaters.org

1969 Nationals Program Ad

1972 NE Regional Program Ad

Courtesy Kathleen Santhouse Botsford
at Hey Long Island... Do U Remember....? FB group



5 yrs after closing (Approx 2006)



Still there in 2008, but gone in 2009 (Google street images)



Sources

(1)Billboard Oct 3, 1960 (above)
(2)USARSA Nationals 1969 Ad (above)
(3)The Record Dec 30, 1960 (above)
(4)Daily Record Jul 9, 1989 (above)
(5)https://libn.com/2007/10/05/dilapidated-rink-is-finally-on-the-brink-in-bay-shore/ "Former Managers formed a businesses (Roller Rink Associates) to lease the building from the New York investment company."
(6)NY Dept of State corporation info (above)
(7)USARSA Nationals 1975/6 Ad
(8)USARSA Nationals 1971 Ad
(9)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.
This gives a reasonably accurate date as closed rinks would no longer be listed.

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