Palisade Gardens Roller Skating Rink, 2838 University Ave., San Diego, California

• Owner: Leonard, Robert and Mortimer Zlotoff[1] (1946-1985)
• Operator/Manager: John Albert Wright[2] (1946-1985[1])
• Pro/Coach: Margaret S. Edwards, Henry F. Elliot Jr.[4]
• Organist: [?]
• DJ: George, Leslie[6]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: Wood, Clear coated.[3]
• Primary reason for closing: "the cost to insure the business became larger than the income."[1]
• Opened: 1946[3] - 1985[3]

• The rink closed with an event called "The Last Great Skate,"
which Leonard Zlotoff described as "a peaceful end."
• In a 1985 interview, Wright said he was "making a buck up to the last day,"
but he didn't mind having Saturday nights off in his retirement.
• The building was torn down in the late 1980s for the Palisades Pointe apartments.
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The Dj Station
Courtesy www.sandiegoreader.com, "The last skate" - link above.


Courtesy "Vintage San Diego"[5]




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