Cicero's Roller Rink, 155 W. Brown St., Blairsville, Pennsylvania

• Operator: The Brothers Cicero[1]
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: Arthur B. Cicero[2]
• Organist: [?]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: [?]
• Primary reason for closing: Cicero's was sold to Vale Corp. & used a dormitory.[3]
• Opened: March 1942[1] - 1970[3]

Timeline:
• 1870's-1913 - Built as a slaughter and packing house.[3]
• 1942 - Cicero's Roller Rink opened.[1]
• 1951 - Rink used as barricks for the U.S. Army Air Force trainees.[4]
• By 1953, it's back to skating with an 11th anniversary skate.[5]
• 1970 - Cicero's was sold to Vale Corp. & used a dormitory.[3]

Photo at top courtesy Pam Sudzina.



Images courtesy Stephen Kelley








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