Did You Skate at Riverview Roller Skating Rink?

By | August 10, 2017
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Rivervier Roller RinkDid you know that Riverview Amusement Park had a roller skating rink?

It was located at 2528 Belmont in Chicago where DeVry University sits today. Opened from 1904 to 1967, Riverview the largest and longest-running amusement park in Chicago.

If you have memories of roller skating at Riverview, please share them in the comment box below.

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2 thoughts on “Did You Skate at Riverview Roller Skating Rink?”

  1. Patty patrick

    My mother was a instructor at the riverview roller.rink on Belmont in Chicago in the 60s she would fly around the rink doing the foxtrot and waltz she created a group called the Redwing we wear white sweaters with a rollers sKate on the back with wings She has passed on now but it was a good childhood memory for me

    1. Ms. Marcie Post author

      Thanks for sharing this memory, Patty. Do you have any photos of your skate days?

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