Senator Roller Drome, 1031 Del Paso Blvd., N. Sacramento, California


But first it was:
Winter Garden Skating Rink, 1031 Del Paso Blvd., N. Sacramento, California
• Operator: P. E. Nicholas[1]
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: [?]
• Organist: [?]
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• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Opened: 1929 (Grand opening ad)[3]
Last article found about Winter Garden was from 1936.
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Senator Rollerdrome / Roller Drome, 1031 Del Paso Blvd., N. Sacramento, California
• Operator: Francis Nicholas[5] (1945), Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Lane[6] (1954)
• Manager: [?]
• Pro/Coach: Jack & Helen Sheehan[7] (1948), James Mohler[8] (1960), Joyce Allen (?-1976)
• Organist: [?]
• Floor size: [?]
• Floor type: [?]
• Primary reason for closing: [?]
• Re-opened: 1944[5] (First article found under new name) - 1976[9]

• Thomas Lane was inducted into the Skaters Hall of Fame as well as the Coaches Hall of Fame and awarded the 50 year service award by the SRSTA.
Much more of his and Dorothy's amazing achivements can be found on the In Memoriam page.

• Now known as The Rink Studios, a music and events space.




Winter Garden became Senator Roller Drome.







Then and Now.


The Rink Studios History Video.

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