Label: Sholes Lakeside Casino, South Coventry
Date1938-1965
Mediumpaper, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 7 × 3 3/4in. (17.8 × 9.5cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA rectangular label for Sholes Lakeside Casino in South Coventry. The label has a red and white illustration of the exterior of a building with a blue background. The text is white with a red background. The text reads, "SHOLES LAKESIDE CASINO / NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST SUMMER ROLLER RINK / SOUTH COVENTRY - CONNECTICUT".
Object number2026.1.41
InscribedStamped in pink ink on back: "BARBARA EAYRS / 1834 S. E. MARION / PORTLAND 2, ORE."NotesSubject Note: The Sholes Lakeside Casino Roller Rink was located at 44 Lake Street in South Coventry. The building was first run as a dance hall starting in 1909. Leo Sholes leased the building in 1938 and ran it as a roller rink until 1965. The site was also the home of Ray’s Roller Rink and Coventry Roller Carnival Skating Rink.On View
Not on view
probably 1880s-1941
1939-1947
