Sefferino Rollerdrome, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio

• Operator: William F. Sefferino^[1]
• Manager: ^[?]
• Pro/Coach: ^[?]
• Organist: ^[?]
• DJ: ^[?]
• Floor size: 248' x 135'^[4]
(After two decades the floor size ended as 90' x 250')^[3]
• Floor type: Hard wood^[5], Rotunda style. (see photos below)
• Primary reason for closing: Retired & sold to Crocker-Fels. (Hospital supplies)^[7]
• Opened: March 1937^[5] - October 1956^[6]

"As early as 1940, Billboard magazine reported that speed skaters, a temperamental lot, demanded so much powder to help with floor grip that female patrons left the rink gray-haired, looking like they had aged in just a few hours."
-Chicago Rink Rats: The Roller Capital in Its Heyday, By Tom Russo
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Not a roller rink during this time:
• 1957 - (Leased to) Crocker-Fels - Hospital supplies.^[6]
• 1968-1977 - Garvin-Powers Corp. - Machine Shop.
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After over 20 years, back to roller skating!
Royal Skating Palace, Inc., 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Operator: Hilda Huber, Eleanor Rigney, Peggy Stapleton^[9]
• DJ: W.C. Lewis^[8]
• Primary reason for closing: Continued as a skating rink.
• Opened: 1978^[9] - 1982?
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Rollerworld / Roller World Skating Center, 2827 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
• Operator: Mike J. Dorso Jr.^[12]
• Primary reason for closing: ^[?]
• Opened: 1983? - ???
(Exact opening & closing of Rollerworld not yet known.)
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Not a roller rink again:
• 1990's-Current - Playhouse Scenery Shop for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
(Photos below.)

Photo at top of page courtesy Google.