Westchester Skateland Album

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William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University
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Westchester Skateland Album

Collection number: 091

William H. Hannon Library

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
Processed by:
Clay Stalls
Date Completed:
January 2016
Encoded by:
Clay Stalls
© 2012 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Westchester Skateland Album
Dates: 1950, 1958
Collection number: 091
Creator: Ted Atteberry
Collection Size: 1 flat oversize box (1.5 linear feet)
Repository: Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Abstract: This collection consists of newspaper clippings and photographs, gathered in an album, of the Westchester Skateland roller-skating rink, in Inglewood, California.
Physical location: Section H, Aisle 67, Row B, Bay 5, Shelf 1
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Westchester Skateland Album, 091, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Ted Atteberry. Accession number: 2006.56

Collection Description

This collection consists of an album with photographs and newspaper clippings on the opening of the Westchester Skateland roller-skating rink at 1112 West Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, California. The location borders the Westchester area of Los Angeles; hence this geographic designation was used for the rink's name. Brothers Roy and Bob Wetherbee leased the rink, which they closed in 1959 because the open-air rink could not draw enough customers in bad weather. Besides the album there are loose photographs and clippings in folders, including a copy of the letter from the proprieters stating why they could no longer afford to run the rink. The collection's materials document skaters at play, both at night and during the day.

Arrangement

The Westchester Skateland album is stored in one flat oversized box, with loose materials stored in folders.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Westchester Skateland
Roller skating
Roller-skating rinks