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{{Infobox attraction
| name           = Roller Skating Rink (Portable)
| type           = Sports, Activity Space
| section        = Midway, North
| built          = 1915
| opened         = 1915
| closed         = 1915 (death)
| manufacturer   = R. L. Kenyon Company
| length         = 130 feet (39.6 meters)
| width          = 50 feet (15.2 meters)
}}

A Kenyon '''Portable Roller Skating Rink''' was an attraction at Olentangy Park during the 1915 season. It was built just north of [[The Fun House]]<ref>"Park Opening." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 11, 1915. Page 43.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 18, 1915. Page 45.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 25, 1915. Page 44.</ref> and operated by E. W. Nelson of Washington Court House, Ohio.<ref>Reynolds, Earle. 1915. "National Skating Association News." ''The Billboard,'' June 12, 1915. Vol. 27. Issue 24. Page 29.</ref> The structure was a Kenyon Portable Rink measuring 130 feet (39.6 meters) by 50 feet (15.2 meters).<ref>Fitzgerald, Julian T. 1915. "Skating Rink News." ''The Billboard,'' April 3, 1915. Vol. 27. Issue 14. Page 29.</ref> It was described as being under canvas, but Kenyon Rinks were portable buildings. By July, the park listed the rink for sale "on account of death."<ref>''The Billboard,'' July 3, 1915. 27 (27): 86.</ref> Nelson planned to open a new skating rink later.<ref>Fitzgerald, Julian T. 1915. "Skating Rink News." ''The Billboard,'' October 30, 1915. Vol. 27. Issue 44. Page 30.</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Roller Skating Rink (Building)]]

== References ==
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