Lloyds Recreation shutting down after 53 years in business

[speedog]

Lloyds Recreation shutting down after 53 years in business. Last session is Sunday, February 18 1-6PM. Probably the last real,roller rink (no poles in skating area, wood floors) in western Canada. Another Calgary institution gone.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by speedog

Lloyds Recreation shutting down after 53 years in business. Last session is Sunday, February 18 1-6PM. Probably the last real,roller rink (no poles in skating area, wood floors) in western Canada. Another Calgary institution gone.

Sad to hear that. I remember many chiodhood birthday parties there.

[Xelebes]

Is Lloyds the roller rink that features in some Huevos Rancheros music videos?

[Rollerstud98]

Not sure about the music videos but yes to being a roller rink.

[speedog]

Originally Posted by Xelebes

Is Lloyds the roller rink that features in some Huevos Rancheros music videos?

Yupp.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by speedog

Lloyds Recreation shutting down after 53 years in business. Last session is Sunday, February 18 1-6PM. Probably the last real,roller rink (no poles in skating area, wood floors) in western Canada. Another Calgary institution gone.

Never heard of it in all honesty.

I think the advent of in-line skating, and the evolution of city planning with pathways where things like that can be done, was a nail in the coffin for roller rinks.

50+ years in business is quite something though.

[X_ting_on]

I hadn't heard o Lloyd's either, but it must have been a big deal.

[speedog]

Lloyds is still quite busy, as busy now as I've seen it 10 or 20 or even 30 years ago. Inline, yupp you see that at Lloyds and they even rent inline skates.