In the 1930s and 1940s, one of the eagerly-anticipated winter arrivals in Pompano was a portable roller rink.

Longtime resident, Merrill Pridemore remembers it being most frequently located on the south side of Atlantic Boulevard, west of Federal Highway, but at times it was sited on the corner of NE 1st Street and 1st Avenue (where the Pompano Pharmacy is today) or where city hall is currently located.

The roller rink was tented and had a wooden floor. Music was provided as was a snack bar and an area for viewing the skaters.

The roller rink usually stayed in Pompano for a few months and then moved on to other venues.