Address: 200 Johnson Street, Collingwood 3066
Years of Operation: 1979 - 1985 (approx)
Telephone:
419 8749
419 8849
Melway Reference: Edition 13 (1980), 44 D4
Building Status: STILL STANDING
I have very little information on this rink please contact me via vicrinks@gmail.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vicrinks if you can help
Copyright Melway Publishing Pty Ltd, edition 13, 1980. Excerpt of Melway from Map Collection: Melbourne Street Directories, Archives and Special Collections, University of Melbourne. See the full Melway edition here.
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The building that housed the rink was opened in 1921 as a the Austral Picture Theatre. The 1981 "SKATECITY" Yellow Pages ad refers to the venue as a "ROLLER RINK & SKATEBOARD PARK". The rink hosted Victoria's first commercial skateboard park (see article below for further).
The link below is from The Age in 1979 entitled "skateboards roll on" by Peter Wilmoth. The article is hosted on the Google Books platform.
Photos by @weltzocam