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Roller Rink Forced to Close

Collection: Long Island Daily Press Photograph Morgue Collection
Date: July 20, 1974; 1974-07-20 Material: gelatin silver prints Dimension: 7 x 9 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)
Creator: Long Island Daily Press Identifier: aql:16991 ldp-000480 ldp-000480.tif

Description: Concessionaire Robert Jelen padlocks the roller rink he opened at the former World's Fair New York State Pavilion, as two former employees - Maria Torrisi, 16, of Corona and Charles Aybar, 18, of Flushing - look on. The rink was shut down by the city for hazardous roof conditions.

Collection : aql:16495

Creator : Long Island Daily Press

Date : July 20, 1974; 1974-07-20

Summary/Description : Concessionaire Robert Jelen padlocks the roller rink he opened at the former World's Fair New York State Pavilion, as two former employees - Maria Torrisi, 16, of Corona and Charles Aybar, 18, of Flushing - look on. The rink was shut down by the city for hazardous roof conditions.

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Coverage : Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Corona, NY 11368 Queens (New York, N.Y.) Corona (New York, N.Y.) Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white print; digital image

Format : gelatin silver prints; 7 x 9 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:16991 ldp-000480 ldp-000480.tif

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