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Roller skate cases

2024.04.79

These cases were used to carry roller skates, very possibly to the Big Pavilion or the East Shore Pavilion Skating Rink. The cases are battered, suggesting they were well used by exuberant youths. Betty Lytle (1916-1973) was a roller skating celebrity who was at the height of her fame in the 1940s. The Ware Brothers Chicago Roller Skate Company manufactured skates from 1905 to the 1990s.

Sports1909 Big Pavilion -1960Childhood

Winthers, Sally

11 in

15 in

6 in

Sec 5E Shelf S10

Fair

Goodrich Transit Co. warehouse/East Shore Pavilion Skating Rink/Dance HallBig Pavilion 1909-1960

08/19/2024

08/20/2024