East Moline Skateland

10/11/2024

Ok… who did this?

05/02/2024

Skateland friends & family,
We’re mourning the loss of another beloved employee & friend.
If you have a memory of Miss Lori, we’d love to hear it… Lori was kind, consistent and compassionate. She will be missed. We send our condolences to her family.

Share memories & support the family

02/25/2024

Some of our best moments & memories were in this building. Let’s spread some smiles today and post them here: a song, a photo, a couple sentences. What was Skateland to you?

02/07/2024

We’re ready to clean up our ✨Skates✨ and for better weather. Which song brings you back to your skating days? Let’s make a playlist together! 🎶

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas from Skateland.

09/26/2022

**UPDATE** Judy will not see this post. Please help us by responding YES if you are able to send a card for her upcoming birthday. Thank you!

08/23/2022

Hi all. Bud Johnston here responding to requests for a picture of Til Goddard who passed last week at 97+. I could only find this picture from 1970.

The family and Marcia appreciated your kind thoughts and memories.

Bud

08/21/2022

To the Skateland community. We’ve lost our old friend and former manager Til Goddard who passed 8/18 at home.
Til worked for our family, first at Moline Roller Rink in the early 60’s, and then as manager of Skateland until she retired around 1977. I’ll always remember how graciously she allowed my 17 year old aspiring self to hang a “manager” tag on my shirt, making us co-managers. I got to tell her later how important that confidence builder was to my future success.

You’ll remember her friendly nature, unless you were out of line, when she was willing to send a bad boy to the chairs.

Growing up at the rink, and being my first job, Til always allowed me to find my style and we worked like a team. I was better in all of my future ventures because of the time I worked with her.

She is survived by sons Randy (former rink organist during the 70’s 80’, and 90’s) Jerry my accountant even today, and dear friend and companion Marcia Johnson. The family was living with Randy in the Atkinson area in recent times.

Share the information with others of that time and we will post obit information when available.

-Bud

12/15/2021

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Midwest, local commercial from the late 80's for Skateland in Moline Illinois.

12/15/2021

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Midwest, local commercial from the late 80's for Skateland in Moline Illinois.

12/15/2021

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Midwest commercial from the 80's for Skateland, in Moline Illinois that features Crazy George!

12/15/2021

Just for some happy nostalgia ❤️ 🛼 ❤️

Local commercial from the late 80's for Skateland roller rink in Moline, Illinois.