Holiday / Middletown Roller Skating Rink, 547 Main Street, Middletown, Connecticut
Holiday Skating Rink, 547 Main Street, Middletown, Connecticut
• Operator: Charles & Elias H. Trefes[1] (1957-1962) & John Milazzo[2] (1957-2002)
• Manager: JoAnn Milazzo & John Lorette (2001)[3]
• Pro/Coach: John & daughter JoAnn Milazzo[4]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: Sheets of plywood? (see photo below), Coated.[5]
• Primary reason for closing: John Milazzo (RIP 2001)
• Opened: 1957[1] - 2001[6]
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Middletown Roller Skating Rink
• Operator: Maria Paquette[6]
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: Robert Thomas[6]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: Sport Court Flooring (Oct. 2013-2020)[8]
• Primary reason for closing: "The building was sold with out us knowing".[7]
• Opened: 2001[6] - Dec 2020[7]
History Timeline:
• 1957 - Charles & Elias H. Trefes Leased a store in the Professional Building from George Holyrod Co.
• 1957 - Holiday Skating Rink opened in that store in Dec. by Charles & Elias H. Trefes & John Milazzo.
• 1963 - John Milazzo (RSROA now the only member listed.)
• 1967 - Professional Building sold to Philip H. Redford from George Holyrod.
(Skating rink [store] leased to John Milazzo continued.)
• 2001 - John Milazzo (RIP)
• 2001/2 - Skating Rink (store) leased to Maria Paquette & called Middletown Roller Skating Rink.
• 2020 - Professional Building sold Nov 13, 2020 (MLS ID: 170315978) & Rink lease ended (December).
(Unknown who the new tenant is and what it is going to be.)
