Boulevard Roller Rink (America on Wheels), 1309 Kennedy Blvd., Bayonne, New Jersey

• Operator: AOW Corporation (America on Wheels)
• Manager: George Sticka (1940)^[1], Andrew Morris^[2], Bill Morris^[6]
• Pro/Coach: Harriet Savige (1945)^[3], Violet "Tourchy Gargano" Kurt^[4], Bob West (1957-1963)^[5]
• Organist: Frank Bederka (Pictured below)^[6]
• Opened: 1940^[7] - 1976^[8]

Photo courtesy usarollerskaters.org
Bill Morris Mgr.

Photos courtesy usarollerskaters.org

Organist: Frank Bederka

This is how it looks in 2017

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Sources

(1)Billboard Feb 16, 1946 (above)
(2)Billboard Sep 11, 1943 (above)
(3)The Record Aug 9, 1945 (4)The Record May 16, 1952 (above)
(5)The Daily Record Dec 4, 1963 (above)
(6)Photo courtesy usarollerskaters.org
(7)1952 Roller Skating Directory Pg55 (above)
(8)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.