Roller Bowl Skating Rink, 1102 E. Busch Blvd., Tampa, Florida
(Originally, road listed as Temple Terrace Hwy.)

• Operator: Elbert Lee Grimes[1] (1956-1958 ), Mr. & Mrs. Neil R. Frisbie[2] (1959-1961), Elbert Lee Grimes[2] (1962 Apr.,Reactivated RSROA membership)
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: [?]
• Floor size: [?]
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• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1956[4]
• Exact closing date not known. Last ad found was from May 1977.

• By 1981, the building was the Faith Convenant Fellowship.[6]
• 1992 - Antique Mall of Tampa.[7]
• 1999 - Jon's Bridal Warehouse.[8]
Currently, it's Truly Forever Bridal.

Aerial photo at top of page courtesy Google.






Last ad found for the Roller Bowl.


By 1981, the building was the Faith Convenant Fellowship, followed by Antique Mall, Jon's Bridal (pictured below) & most recent,
Truly Forever Bridal.






2008 images courtesy Google.


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