Olympic Park Skating Center, 1300 Scottsville Road, Rochester, New York

• Owner/Operator: Joeseph H. Schuler[1] (1965-1980s)
• Rink Manager: Bob Converse[3] (1966), Robert C Rathke, Carl & Dot Gardner[2] (1972)
• Pro/Coach: Carol & Leif Hanson[2] (1972)
• Organist: [?]
• DJ: [?]
• Floor size: 75' x 150'[5]
• Floor type: Started with a particle board floor and ended with a Rink-Cote E spray on concrete floor..[5]
• Primary reason for closing: Liability issue? [5]
• Opened for skating: Late, 1964[4]
• Rink closed: Last ad found for the rink was in Oct 1983. (posted below)
(Rink opened in just a few short months along with the rebuilding of other buildings after the fire on July 1, 1964.)[7]
(Park closed in 1982, but the rink, bowling, Sal's Birdland and a restaurant stayed open for a time.)[9]

"When Joseph H. Schuler opened Olympic Amusement Park in Scottsville Rd in 1929 his friends said he would lose his shirt. Instead he had the last laugh as the park outlasted the depression."[6]
(Joseph H. Schuler went on to also purchase Willow Point Park in 1966.[8])

Special thanks goes out to Richard (Rick) A. Jones for reaching out to FRRP with important information to help fill in the blanks. Richard was a Mgr, and then Owner of America On Wheels, Eatontown, NJ and the only GM for Brick Roller Forum, NJ. for it's 8 years of operation. "I am now fully retired and live in Spencerport, NY where I grew up and learned the roller rink trade working at Olympic Park Roller Rink, for Carl Gardner in late 60's thru 71."
(email dated-Jun 27, 2022)



1963 Olympic Park brochure.
This is before the big fire and the rink being built.


Image courtesy etsy.com







Open for skating in 1964.







1972 Ad for the Olympic Skating Center
in the NE Regional Championships program.









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