Name/Title
North Ave. Rollerway Skating Rink PostcardEntry/Object ID
2004.036.009Description
The front of the postcard has three color photographs of the skating rink (the rink itself, a food court area, and a rest area with couches); "North Ave. / Rollerway / Skating Rink / 8490 W. North Ave. / Chicago, Illinois" is printed in black on the front.
Everything on the back of the postcard is printed in black: at the top of the left-hand side: "Phone FIllmore 4-2388 / North Ave. Rollerway Skating Rink / On Route 64 / Skating all year around - 8 to 11 p.m. daily / Closed Monday evenings for Private Parties / Saturday Matinee 2 to 4:30 pm / Sunday Matinee 2 to 5:00 p.m. / Largest and most modern roller rink in the country / Post Office Address: Melrose Park, Illinois"; sets of text on the left-hand side: "Monday Night Private Skating Party / $150.00 Guarantee for 1 to 250 Skaters / 40c Extra Charge for each person over 250 / $25.00 Deposit to Reserve Night", "Saturday Morning Parties / 2 hours Skating, Guarantee of 150 skaters / or more at 35c each", and "After School Parties / 1 1/2 hours Skating, Guarantee of 100 / Skaters or more 35c each / These rates include Clamp on Skates, Shoe / Skates are extra"; down the middle: "MWM Color-Litho "Bursheen" Finished, Made Only by MWM Co. Aurora, Mo."; at the top, in the center: "19,447F"; right-hand side: "Post Card" in large print with a postage stamp area in the upper right-hand corner.Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Bill Scammell