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-
-
- To the Ridgewood area of SRCP:
-
- GSP North to exit 163. Follow Route 17 North to the Ridgewood Ave. exit.
- Head toward Ridgewood (you'll loop back over the highway). After you pass
- Paramus Rd., look on your right. When you see the duck pond (and signs
- mentioning that it's the Ridgewood Wild Duck Pond of SRCP), turn right into the
- area.
-
- I can't recall how to get to the Glen Rock area. Sorry.
-
- To Fair Lawn and Dunkerhook from the north:
-
- If you're coming from the north on GSP South, use exit 163 (Route 17).
- Exit at Century Rd. and head toward Paramus/Fair Lawn/Glen Rock (or whatever it
- says). You will not cross over Route 17. Follow Century Rd. to Paramus Rd.
- There will be a cemetery on your right (this is the intersection mentioned in
- the Fair Lawn and Dunkerhook). To get to Fair Lawn, go straight. To get to
- Dunkerhook, turn right. Follow the above directions.
-
- To Ridgewood from the north:
-
- Exit the GSP at the Ridgewood/Oradell exit (I may be wrong, but I believe
- it is 165) and head toward Ridgewood. You are now on Ridgewood Ave. Just
- follow Ridgewood Ave. as above after you cross Route 17.
-
-
- Trail descriptions:
-
- There are approximately 6-7 miles of trails there. Most of them are
- quite
- smooth, with a few rough spots along the way. They're about 5' wide, and
- traffic is mostly walkers, joggers, bladers, and cyclists of various ages from
- child to senior citizen. Adult cyclists and bladers will generally follow
- courtesies and warn people in front of them when they are coming up behind you.
- The whole series of trails winds along side of a brook. Bugs are rampant along
- parts of the trails during summer months in the evenings. There are a few
- hills, but most of them are short, or not too steep. There are a few parking
- lots along the way where many newbie bladers can be seen tripping, stumbling, or
- moving forward when they have their balance. There are no street lights along
- the trails, as they all pass through wooded areas. The slalom course, for those
- interested, is in the Fair Lawn area by the tennis courts. If there is nobody
- there and you have your own cones (we tend to use cups because they're cheaper),
- you'll find red dots painted on the ground. The dots are 5' apart (measured
- MANY times). If someone is there, you won't be discouraged from trying. In
- fact if you just stand there and watch, you're very likely to be asked to try
- the cones. Just watch out for the geese and ducks in any of the parking lots
- around duck ponds (Ridgewood and Glen Rock), unless you like cleaning your
- bearings and wheels.
-
- Hope to see some of you out there!
-
- --Joe
-
- -----
-
- From commpost!opus!camelot!jogulin@uu3.psi.com
-
- Well, I know of 2 parks in my area where you can go skating...
- Saddle River County Park in Fair Lawn/Paramus/Glen Rock/Ridgewood
- Brookdale Park in Bloomfield
-
- I much prefer Saddle River County Park because it has a 5+ mile trail (one way!)
- which is great if you're looking for long skating runs. Most of the people
- there are friendly and follow general courtesies when passing, especially when
- there's a large group (this is cyclists, skaters, and runners alike!). There is
- also an area where we do slaloming through cones. People in the group I usually
- meet there have painted dots on the ground for the cones. They're 5' apart
- (yeah, we know that competitions use 6' as the distance). Any time anyone has
- cones set up, people are welcome to "try their luck." We'll never tell anyone
- that they can't try it. In fact, if you stand there and watch for a long time
- and you're wearing rollerblades, someone's going to ask you to try it.
-
- Brookdale Park is ok, but I've found that many of the cyclists there are a bunch
- of assholes (mostly it's the cycling club members). They might give you 3
- inches clearance when they pass you while you're avoiding debris on the side of
- the road. Next time I go there, I'm going to bring a hockey stick with me (even
- though I don't play hockey) and swing it back and forth as I go. If the
- cyclists bother me, *WHACK*... >:-) Other than that, it's got a 1 mile loop
- with a rather nasty hill. The paths going through the park other than the main
- road (which has a car speed limit of 30 MPH, which of course nobody follows) are
- not that great and could use some repaving.
-
- How to get to the parks:
- SRCP:
- The Fair Lawn area is accessed from Century Rd. Use Route 17 and exit at
- Century Rd. Head toward Glen Rock/Fair Lawn. The access road (Dunkerhook Rd)
- is a small road between Paramus Rd. and Saddle River Rd.
- The Dunkerhook area (Paramus) is accessed from Paramus Rd. The access
- road (Dunkerhook Rd.) has a sign by it and is north of Century Rd.
- The Ridgewood area is on Ridgewood Ave. Use Route 17 and exit at
- Ridgewood Ave. Head toward Ridgewood.
- I can't exactly remember how to get to the Glen Rock area, but Saddle
- River Rd. comes to mind.
-
- BP:
- There are entries on Grove St., Watchung Ave., and Bellvue Ave., all in
- Bloomfield. Take Route 3 to Broad St., head toward Bloomfield.
-
- Other things:
- In SRCP, if it is nice, there are always some skaters there after 1pm on
- weekends, and a varied subset of them on weeknights.
-
- Contact me if you want to come up and skate with us on a weekend.
-
- (h) 201-473-7606
- (w) 212-449-1398 (direct to me)
-
- If you call me at home, my father and I have the same first name.
-
- --Joe
-
- -----
-
- From: kamran@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Kamran Vaziri)
-
- There's a great place to skate up around the Madison, NJ area. It's the closed
- (unfinished portion) of route 24. It's paved and very smooooooooth. Plenty of
- room too. I'm not sure how to get to give you directions cause I don't know all
- the street names around there but I'll get a friend of mine to post directions
- to the place.
-
- -----
-
- From: HQPYR1:walden@ready.eng.ready.com
-
- Path or area location:
-
- Sawyer Camp Trail
-
- Directions
-
- Take I-280 to the Black Mtn / Hayne Rd exit-- near Half Moon Bay. Head west
- after you exit, until you reach the first stop sign. There is a sign that points
- left to Sawyer Camp Trail. Turn left. It is about 1-2 miles down after you turn.
-
- Parking information
-
- Park on the side of the road about 1-2 miles down. You'll see the entrance.
-
- Path length
-
- 6 miles in one direction.
-
- Loop or non-loop
-
- Non-loop.
-
- Average path width
-
- Two lanes; each about sidewalk width.
-
- Minimum path width
-
- Same throughout course.
-
- Average surface
-
- Fairly smooth; no potholes; some cracks filled with black goop.
-
- Worst surface
-
- Some areas are cracked with the goop filling. The goop can be kind of slippery,
- even when dry, so skate very gingerly on this stuff.
-
- When there has been rain, only attempt the first half of the trail; the second
- half is shady, so it dries slower. The pavement is very hard to skate on when
- wet.
-
- Number of hills
-
- Several small hills, one huge hill on the last mile of the course.
-
- Severity of steepest hill
-
- If you are not *very* good at speed control, *do not skate the last mile*. If
- you are good at speed control, make sure to keep your speed down. The hill is
- windy, so you risk running into peds and/or bikes if you fly too fast.
-
- Average steepness
-
- Don't know what the grade is, but the big hill is pretty darn steep.
-
- Obstacles
-
- Pedestrians, bikes, skaters.
-
- Weekend pedestrian and bicycle traffic
-
- Saturday and Sunday afternoons see pretty heavy traffic. Most of the traffic,
- though, keeps to the first mile or two of the trail. So, after you get past
- that, the number of other path users drops significantly.
-
- Weekday pedestrian and bicycle traffic
-
- Never gone during the week-- don't know.
-
- Number of roads which cross the path
-
- None.
-
- Number of stairways on the path
-
- None.
-
- Distance markings
-
- Every half mile.
-
- Any other pertinent information
-
- There are usually two park rangers who patrol the path. Thus, it is fairly
- safe. They also have radar. The first and last half mile half posted speed
- limits of 5 MPH. The rest has a speed limit of 15 MPH. They do ticket violators,
- so you're wise to obey the speed limit.
-
- Park is open dawn to dusk.
-
- - Eugene Walden (walden@gate.ready.com)
-
-
- Washington D.C.
- ---------------
- From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
-
- In article <1992Jul02.203944.13805@eng.umd.edu> naru@eng.umd.edu (Naruhisa Takas
- hima) writes:
- >
- >Yes NO!
- >Bike paths (contrete) chunky old asphalt paths (maybe ;')
- >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >I know this sounds like a good place, but I'm not so sure.
- >For those in the D.C. area, I have skated on Rock Creek Park which is real
- >nice path for joggers and slow bicyclist, but I'm not so sure if it's suited fo
- r
- >Bladers. The path is narrow, damp in many places, and ocassionally very steep
- >which makes it very difficult for speed control, which in turn leads to bail ou
- t or
- >wipe out.
- >
-
- Most parts of Rock Creek Park's bike path are OK to skate, except for
- one real steep place that even bike riders have trouble with.
-
- Since the path goes through the woods, keep in mind that wet leaves on
- the pavement are very slippery to skate over.
-
- It's also fun to leave the bike path, and skate about the nice
- neighbor streets adjacent to it.
-
-
- Atlanta
- -------
-
- From: gn@terminus.gatech.edu (toM o. genesE)
- Subject: Re: Pipes/parks
-
- Well, I'm not quite sure what your looking for in a place to skate,
- but if you are ever in Atlanta (well, it is on the East coast after
- all) be sure to go to Piedmont Park. The park itself is home to quite
- a few skaters, and no one minds their presence. Directly across the
- street from the park is Skate Escape, the rec/speed skate shop
- mentioned in the rec.skate FAQ.
-
- Every Monday evening, there is an introductory skate through the
- midtown area, starting at a shopping center near the park. Even
- though the trip is labeled as introductory, when the skaters (80+)
- gather in the parking lot, you can meet advanced skaters and pick up
- some tips, see some tricks, etc. If you are into speedskating, Skate
- Escape has a distance skate every Wednesday night.
-
- There is also a local skate club, the Atlanta Peachtree Road Rollers.
- These are the people who put on the Monday night skate, as well as
- provide introductory skate lessons.
-
- I can get more info on the club and these events if there is some
- interest.
-
-
- ABROAD
-
- Australia
- ---------
-
- From: klaus@captain-crunch.ai.mit.edu (Klaus B. Biggers)
- Subject: Mountain Roads (was: Law Enforcement and Skating...)
-
- My favorite skate is Royal Street in Park City, UT. It's a road that goes about
- half to two-thirds of the way up Deer Valley Ski Resort. Lots of turns and
- *LOTS* of new pavement. Its probably about 500 meters (~1600 ft.) vertical and
- an absolute blast. There is little traffic and the police are very mellow about
- the whole thing (the town does depend on tourism you know). You can either bomb
- down it risking the tarmac(sp?) tickle or get thousands of turns (literally).
- Its really great in the summer since the temperature is rarely over 78 degrees F
- or so. Also, in the winter, a bus runs up to the top on a regular schedule and
- doesn't cost a dime. I kind of like the grunt up. It is kind of strange though
- watching a blader skate by a "Watch for Ice" hazard sign..
-
- -----
-
- From: msp@posmac.UUCP (Mark Purcell)
- Subject: Canberra ACT AUSTRALIA
-
- HI I just thought I would share with all what I think is the best location in
- Australia for blading.
-
- Yes I am refering to Canberra Australia. The network of bike paths is quite
- extensive, one can go from one end of the city to the other on bike paths. The
- paths are all >1.5m and made from hot mix, which makes them fast and ideal for
- pole work training for X-C. As Canberra is only two hours from the snow fields
- a large population of bladers has grown up, all out there with their poles.
-
- Canberra has two man made lakes which also have bike paths around them, all
- paths in Canberra are interconnecting so it makes commuting easy. The main lake
- is a 20km loop and the minor lake has a 6km loop, all in all I would estimate
- that there would be about 300-400km of trails in Canberra. IDEAL!!!
-
- There is nothing like blading around the lake just as the sun is coming up over
- the mountains, with the smallest amout of mist over the lake, and only one or
- two joggers/cyclists to worry about.
-
- There are some problems though, before most road crossings there is a section of
- about 1.5 - 2 m of concrete bumps, which play like hell on the legs. It is
- possible to jump these but not the easiest.
-
- So if anyone is thinking of going to Canberra make sure you pack in your blades
- or you will be sorry when you get here. See you out there.
-
-
-
- Hawaii
- -------
-
- From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- Subject: Re: skating in Hawaii?
-
- In the Honolulu area, the terrain in town is pretty flat, but you can get into
- some serious hill-climbing instantly if you want to head inland. Great view
- though, if you work your way up the hill right behind Honolulu.
-
- The roads in town are good, but it is a pretty dense urban area, more like
- western business districts than NYC though. Expect to deal with traffic and try
- to avoid getting stuck playing tag with the frequent city buses - it's hard work
- to get past and stay ahead, miserable to stay behind or play leapfrog.
-
- In the outlying areas, you have a bit of a problem. The roads are generally
- good, but there is usually only one road between any two points, so traffic can
- get heavy.
-
- Also, since the general geography is a volcanic mountain, with kind of flat
- shoreline skirt, you will find that everytime you circumferentially cross one of
- the many radial river/streambed valleys, you go down a steep slope, over a
- bridge and back up. This is especially true on the smaller roads, major ones may
- have a bit more invested in grading and bridges.
-
- Also, be prepared for hot and sunny weather. When skating you may spend more
- time in the sun than the usually carefully rationed time on the beach vs. indoor
- shopping and clubs. It is very easy to get dehydrated or severly sunburned.
- Make sure you have light clothing that gives full body, arm and leg coverage and
- a wind-proof hat/sunshade of some sort.
-
- On a more serious note, a parter isn't a bad idea, especially if you intend to
- travel independently outside the major tourist traps. Hawaii isn't exactly
- paradise when it comes to crime and delinquency. This has come up a number of
- times on rec.bicycling with respect to bicycle touring, and it's not clear if
- there is a real problem or just a few overworked tales.
-
- ================================================================================
- List of contributors:
-
- aites@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jim Aites)
- betsy@alf.sybase.com (Betsy Burton)
- bryguy@apple.com (bRYgUY K. Carter)
- georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
- gn@terminus.gatech.edu (toM o. genesE)
- grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- hirsch@northstar.asd.sgi.com (Diana Hirsch)
- HQPYR1:kimon@orac.holonet.net (Kimon Papahadjopoulos)
- HQPYR1:walden@ready.eng.ready.com
- jimy@hkn.Berkeley.EDU (Jim Young)
- jkaplenk@lucpul.it.luc.edu (Joe Kaplenk)
- jogulin@camelot.fia.dmg.ml.com (Joseph Ogulin)
- kamran@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Kamran Vaziri)
- kcreta@sedona.intel.com (Kenneth Creta)
- klaus@captain-crunch.ai.mit.edu (Klaus B. Biggers)
- mpeters@wtcp.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Michael Peters)
- msp@posmac.UUCP (Mark Purcell)
- Phil Earnhardt, pae@netwise.com
- smo9130@tesla.njit.edu
- walden@ready.eng.ready.com (Eugene Walden)
-
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- REC.SKATE FAQ - PART 7: WHERE TO SKATE (Indoors)
-
-
- LISTING OF INDOOR SKATING RINKS
- -------------------------------
- (collected by Albert Boulanger)
-
-
-
- From: Robert John Butera <rbutera@rice.edu>
- Subject: Re: Good rinks in Texas
-
- In Houston: Trade Winds Roller Rink
-
- 5006 W. 34th. Just East of highway 290 just north of
- I-610.
-
- Adult night is Thursdays, 7:30-10. Not as much dance music as I'd
- like, though there is some every night. A lot of the crowd seems
- to favor classic rock, but everything is played.
-
- -----
-
- From: "Rebecca Y. Shen" <rebecca@cco.caltech.edu>
- Subject: Re: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- I live in Pasadena, but I haven't ventured around the Greater LA basin, so I can
- only comment on three nearby rinks: Glendale, San Gabriel, and West Covina.
- Personally, I figure/freestyle skated (and am now on ice), so after the first
- couple months I stopped going to the crowded adult sessions.
-
- Stats:
- Floor Size:
- West Covina -- Big
- Glendale -- Medium
- San Gabriel -- Small
-
- Floor type:
- West Covina -- Synthetic/Plastic ??
- Glendale -- Wood (good condition)
- San Gabriel -- Wood (OK condition)
-
- In-lines
- West Covina -- Yes/Rent
- Glendale -- NO
- San Gabriel -- Yes
-
-
- Time-distance (from central Pasadena -- say Lake and Colorado):
- West Covina -- 20 minutes / 30+ minutes (rush hour)
- Glendale -- 10 minutes
- San Gabriel -- 10 minutes
-
- -----
-
-
- From: rebecca@cco.caltech.edu Mark L. Fussell
-
- My favorite is Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale: it is close, has a large enough
- rink, and has nice skaters/management.
-
- Approximate hours (I am removing the half hours, so 8 may actually be 7:30):
- Wed,Fri: 3-5 -- This is a "kid" session, but is not at all crowded,
- so ideal for "fancy skating".
-
- Sat,Sun: ?1-3,3-5 -- Crowded "kid" sessions
-
- Fri,Sat: 8-10,10-12 -- Crowded Adult/Teenage sessions, Modern music
- Thu: 8-10 -- ?? A less crowded Adult/Teenage session,
- possibly more Adults
-
- Wed: 8-10 -- Dance session, Organ Music (open to everyone,
- but has a lot of dance-pairs, and about
- 20 minutes of organised dances).
-
- Tue: 8-10 -- Never been: think it is adult with ?? jitterbug,
- disco, modern music ??
-
- Sun: 8-10 -- Gay night, open to anyone (who doesn't mind the
- couples, and a couple dances you might not want to join). I've never been, but
- I know straight people who do go.
-
- --
- West Covina's hours should be similar to Glendale, although I know the rinks in
- 6
- the area rotate some of the special adult sessions with each other. West Covina
- has more people, and a big center area for spot Rexxing.
- --
- San Gabriel may also be similar to Glendale, but I wouldn't recommend it
- because6
- of the small floor, and no one that I have met ever suggested it.
- --
-
- I'll send you the exact addresses/phone numbers later.
-
- Friends from skating have recommended North Hollywood, Reseda, and several other
- places, but I don't know anything beyond that. If you go to one of the adult
- sessions at Glendale there will be several people to ask.
-
- -----
-
- From: Erica Nowicki <k080116@hobbes.kzoo.edu>
-
- I was a speedskater on the circut in michigan for a few years, and am
- an avid rink-hopper, and worked at 1 for 4 years. Here is a record of some of
- my findings :
-
- *note these are all PERSONAL opinions given as truthfully as possible.
- @= rink that hold meets.
-
- Skateland of Woodhaven, Woodhaven, MI (homebase): Usually a friendly crowd,
- but the floor needs to be redone in my opinion the speeds tend to be
- kept at a reasonable pace for sessions and the crowd under control.
-
- Music.
-
- Dixie Skateland, Monroe MI: They need a better floor and sound system and
- their regular crowd is obnoxious.
-
- @Skatin' Station, Canton, MI: This is the place that State Meets are usually
- held along with a thanksgiving invitational that usually has a pretty
- good representation from a good number of states. Their floor is
- excellent along with their sound system, but I tend to find that their
- sessions lacking.
-
- Riverside Arena, Livonia, MI: This rink I recommend highly, they have an
- excellent floor, and their sessions are awsome. I attend these
- sessions quite frequently even though it is almost an hour from my
- home.
-
- All Skate, Jackson, MI: They have a decent floor, and their crowd is one of
- the friendliest that I have seen in a long time, they also have a
- decent sound system, they do have very strict rules though which may
- turn alot of the better skaters off.
-
- Rollerworld, Kalamazoo, MI: Well, this rink is in a shopping mall, they do
- need a new floor, they have strict rules, and need a new sound system
- but their crowd is nice for the most part.
-
- I have gone to other rinks, but have only been once mainly for competition and
- cannot give an accurate impression though that only.....
- Have a nice day...
-
- -----
-
- From: carl@udwarf.tymnet.com (Carl Baltrunas & Cherie Marinelli 1.5)
- Subject: Re: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- In article <ABOULANG.92Jan31210737@pilsner.bbn.com>, aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Bo
- ulanger) writes:
-
- > I have been thinking that it may be a good idea to build a
- > network-wide resource of good roller skating rinks around the world.
- ^^^^^^
- > (Any good rinks in U.K. or Australia?) I have checked out rinks in
- > Denver, Silicon Valley, San Diego, LA, Ft. Lauderdale area, Daytona,
- > Orlando, NYC, Boston, the Twin Cities MN, Chicago, Toronto, and
- > Washington DC. I will take the time out to compile a list if people
- > supply me information.
- >
- > Have to travel -- will skate, Albert Boulanger aboulanger@bbn.com
-
- I've not had to travel as much as I would like, but I've skated in the
- Washington DC metro area (includes MD & VA), Baltimore MD, St. Louis,
- Portland OR, Silicon Valley [live here] and LA with reasonable success.
-
- I used to get "Skate" Magazine (guess I ought to renew it) and I would
- look through the previous year or two to find the names of rinks that had
- figure/dance/free-style tests results to find the names of rinks to look
- up in the phone books when I got to a city I was visiting for more than a
- couple of days.
-
- This, of course, does NOT include all the available rinks... just ones that
- have artistic/speed skating clubs... but in any given area, that's where
- I'd prefer to skate anyway.
-
- With a little work, I should be able to remember the places I've skated if
- you/anyone is interested, with some critique of the place.
-
- As for the LA area, there are at least half a dozen good rinks and probably
- more with a little driving. They usually have a good showing at the SW
- Regional meets and I know a few teachers from that area. SkateWay in in
- the Pasadena (I think) area was ok, but I think they were a pretty small
- rink. It was 6 years ago I was there.
-
- Randall mentioned restrictions about backwards skating, et al in a lot of
- rinks. That's one reason to look for a rink with a club. They are a lot
- more tolerant of things like that if you show that you are a competant
- skater. Having a past or current amateur card is helpful too... Also if
- you get a chance to talk to the owner/mgmt and let them know you are from
- out-of-state and not just a regular, they may be more apt to let you do
- things they harrass other skaters about.
-
- My wife and I were in Baltimore and went to a "practice" session and talked
- to the pro there about some floor time and she hemmed and hawed a bit then
- said she'd have to talk to the management. While we all walked toward the
- office, we mentioned that our coach as Wayne Melton (a reasonably known SW
- and US champion skater/teacher). She immediately stopped and told us to
- put on our skates without even bothering to go to the office. If the rink
- is truly interested in skaters and skating in general, they will try to
- accomodate out-of-town skaters if you are open and honest with them about
- what you want to do.
-
- -----
-
- From: bill@franklin.com (bill)
- Subject: Roller skating rinks (was: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Nort
- hern) LA?)
- Summary: what I like near south/central NJ
-
- In article <ABOULANG.92Jan31210737@pilsner.bbn.com> aboulanger@bbn.com writes:
- : (Any good rinks in U.K. or Australia?) I have checked out rinks in
- : Denver, Silicon Valley, San Diego, LA, Ft. Lauderdale area,
-
- There are still good rinks in Ft. Lauderdale? That's my home turf
- and the rink I started at, Gold Coast, has, I'm told, been
- converted to a Salvation Army store or somesuch. Sad; it used to
- be the oldest rink in the state. When I left about two years ago,
- there wasn't much else in the area.
-
- : I will take the time out to compile a list if people
- : supply me information.
-
- I'm primarily a dance skater, so my evaluations are from that
- standpoint. Here are the rinks I've visited since I moved up here.
-
- In Burlington county, New Jersey, there is the Holiday Skating
- rink in Delanco, just off 130. It has a very large floor, in
- pretty good shape, though not as well maintained as it used to
- be. They have a competent, if uninspired, live organist on
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings. Tuesday is a crowded
- session; the other two are fairly peaceful. I hear the organist
- also does a late night session Friday (Saturday?) of just R&Rish
- music but I've never been to that session.
-
- Down in Gloucester county, there are two rinks. Skater's Choice,
- in Hurffville (I think), on 47 near 55, has a decent Wednesday
- night organ session. Dave Paden (sp?) plays and he's good. The
- rink floor is average size and fairly well maintained. The rink
- has a reasonable crowd but one can skate through it.
-
- Speaking of Dave Paden, he also plays at the Cornwells rink. This
- is just a bit east of Philadelphia on 13. This is on Tuesdays and
- Thursdays. These sessions are not awfully crowded and the folk
- are a bit older than in the other sessions I've mentioned. The
- floor is average size but not quite as good as the one at
- Skater's Choice. (This info is about a year old.)
-
- Back to Gloucester county is the rink I skate out of, the
- Deptford rink, just off 47 near 295. Besides having some good
- pros, its main claim to fame is NO SMOKING, none at all in the
- building. Since most of the other rinks tend to be smokeholes and
- I'm allergic to it, I really like that. Unfortunately, it has a
- small floor that has definitely seen better days. And the one
- organ session they have, on Thursdays, is tapes and very poorly
- attended. The tapes aren't very good, either. Sigh. (This is
- likely to change; the management is letting some of the club
- skaters run the session. With any luck, they'll do better. But if
- you are interested in this session, you really should call the
- rink instead of just going.)
-
- Finally, there is the Rollerama rink in Levittown, Pennsylvania,
- on 413 between 95 and 1. This had, a year ago anyway, a Sunday
- evening session. This rink is also fairly small and the floor
- could be in better shape, though it is better than Deptford's.
- That session is also just tapes.
-
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- Subject: Any good rink roller skaing in greater (Northern) LA?
-
- Thanks for your input. Here is the info I had for LA (that is not on
- your list -- spelling questionable):
-
- Reseda: Sherman Square Roller Rink.
- 18430 Sherman Way. 818 345-6902
- (Thursday 8:30-1:30)
-
- Grand Terrace: Calif Skate
- 22080 Indust(?) 824-8114
-
- San Bernadino: Stardust RR
- 2167 N Lugo 883-1103
-
- Torrance: Shamrock
- 1851 Mullin Ave 328-7150
-
- Riverside: Calif Skate
- 12710 Magnolia Ave 354-7060
-
- Montclair: Holiday RR
- 9191 Central Ave 626-0501/982-9150
-
- Saugus: Skate in Place
- 21616 Golden Triangle Rd 255-8453
-