At 50,000 square feet, Guptill’s Arena is the the largest indoor roller-skating rink in the world. Construction of the massive space began in 1946 and was completed in 1951, opening on Valentine’s Day. All together, the rink has 400,000 oak boards that have been fixed into place with a total of nine tons of nails. Today, crowds still line up to skate the original wood floors. Overall, the venue appears almost exactly as it did in the 1950s. The site’s original electronic sign still lights up with skate instructions, including “All Skate,”…
