Moonlight Rollerway

Entrance to the rollerway

Inside the roller rink

Moonlight Rollerway in Pasadena, California

Moonlight Rollerway is a historic roller skating rink located at 5110 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California. ^[1] It was formerly known as Harry's Roller Rink.

History

Before the building became a skating rink, it was a foundry that created airplane parts. ^[2] It was erected in 1942. ^[3] It officially became Harry's Roller Rink in 1950 when Harry Dickerman purchased the space. ^{[2] [4]} It remained under the Harry's moniker until 1968, when it was purchased by the owners of Moonlight Rollerway in Pasadena, Cliff and Mildred Neschke. ^{[3] [4]} Dominic Cangelosi, organist for the original Moonlight Rollerway in Pasadena and later, organist at the Glendale branch, purchased the rink in 1985. ^{[3] [4]}

Film

Moonlight Rollerway has been used as a filming location for movies, television, and music videos.

• Switchblade Sisters (1975) ^[5]
• The Buddy Holly Story (1978) ^[6]
• Roller Boogie (1979) ^[5]
• Barnaby Jones , episode: "The Killin' Cousin" (1980)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994)^{[ citation needed ]}
• "A Public Affair" (2006) music video for Jessica Simpson ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Gene Simmons Family Jewels , episode: "Coming Out Party" (2007)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cold Case , episode: "Roller Girl" (2008)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Glee , episode: "Home" (2010) ^[7]
• Beginners (2011) ^[3]
• Lovelace (2013) ^[6]
• Modern Family , episode: My Hero (2013) ^[7]
• The Goldbergs , episode: "Daddy Daughter Day" (2013)^{[ citation needed ]}
• "Let You Be Right" (2014) music video for Meghan Trainor ^{[ citation needed ]}
• The Toy Soldiers (2014)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Hell's Kitchen , episode: "11 Chefs Compete" (2015)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Straight Outta Compton , (2015) ^{[3] [8]}
• GLOW , episode: "Maybe It's All the Disco" (2017) ^[3]
• The Good Life (2017) ^[3]
• "Cycles" (2018) music video for Tove Lo ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Single Parents , episode: "A Place Where Men Can Be Men" (2019)^{[ citation needed ]}
• American Horror Story , episode: "The Lady in White" (2019) ^[3]
• Bliss (2021)^{[ citation needed ]}
• It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia , episode: "The Gang Buys a Roller Rink" (2021)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Pivoting , episode: "Hell on Wheels" (2022)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Euphoria ^[3]

References

1. Painter, Alysia Gray (2024-08-28). "The coolest carpet in town just 'rolled' into a totally rad update". NBC Los Angeles . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
2. Wang, Oliver (2013-06-17). "Rolling the Years: Moonlight Rollerway's Enduring Appeal". PBS SoCal . Retrieved 2025-07-23.
3. Brown, Liz (2024-05-22). "The L.A. Roller Rink Where the Years Glide By". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-23.
4. "Moonlight Rollerway". LA Conservancy . Retrieved 2025-07-23.
5. Chenu, Alexis (2024-07-24). "Roller, synthé, K7: Retour aux années 80 à Los Angeles". French Morning US (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
6. Nunn, Jennie. "Roll Play: Our Favorite Roller-Skating Rinks". Golden State. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
7. "Moonlight Rollerway". AFAR Media. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
8. "Three Los Angeles Locations With Starring Roles in the Straight Outta Compton Movie". Curbed LA . 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2025-07-23.

External links

• Official website