Springfield Then & Now: Hodges Brothers Roller Rink

In the early 1940s, brothers Calvin and Roy Hodges opened the Hodges Brothers Roller Rink, originally located farther west on the south side of W. Main before opening a location at 1620 W. Main around 1946. The rink had its own speed skating team and featured fluorescent lights and a beautiful wooden floor that proved to be a popular place to make memories at school skating parties and on busy Friday and Saturday nights. It closed in the 1960s and was W.W. Electric for a number of years before becoming Allphase Electric for more than 30 years. After Allphase left the site, it sat vacant until part of it was recently demolished for expansion of the Clark County Solid Waste District. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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In the early 1940s, brothers Calvin and Roy Hodges opened the Hodges Brothers Roller Rink, originally located farther west on the south side of W. Main before opening a location at 1620 W. Main around 1946. The rink had its own speed skating team and featured fluorescent lights and a beautiful wooden floor that proved to be a popular place to make memories at school skating parties and on busy Friday and Saturday nights. It closed in the 1960s and was W.W. Electric for a number of years before becoming Allphase Electric for more than 30 years. After Allphase left the site, it sat vacant until part of it was recently demolished for expansion of the Clark County Solid Waste District. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Updated Jan 6, 2018
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In the early 1940s, brothers Calvin and Roy Hodges opened the Hodges Brothers Roller Rink on the south side of West Main Street.

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The rink, which moved in 1946 to another location on West Main Street, had its own speed skating team and featured fluorescent lights and a beautiful wooden floor. The site was a popular place to make memories at school skating parties and on busy Friday and Saturday nights.

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Today, wrecking crews have nearly finished tearing down the building at 1620 East Main Street. Bill Lackey/Staff

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It closed in the 1960s and the building was W.W. Electric for a number of years before becoming Allphase Electric for more than 30 years.

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After Allphase left the site, it sat vacant until part of it was recently demolished for expansion of the Clark County Solid Waste District. Today, wrecking crews have nearly finished tearing down the building at 1620 East Main Street.

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