C. W. Lowe's Tent Rink
On January 17, 1914, the C.W. Lowe family opened a portable roller skating rink in Craig Missouri. The rink had a 60 x 120 square foot maple skating floor that could accommodate five hundred skaters with room for nearly three hundred spectators. Canvas sides could be lowered in bad weather. Stoves were provided to warm resting skaters and a Vulitzer organ provided music and ambiance.
Staying only four months in each location to avoid waning enthusiasm, the Lowe's and their rink traveled all over the United States, primarily in the South and Midwest. The Lowe's operated in smaller towns for ease of attracting rural crowds eager for novel entertainment. According to a Kansas newspaper young people "are so crazy over the rollers that they drive, motor or even walk to the Lowe's skating tent."
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Introduction
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[Red Doors] Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death
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[Black Lives Matter art, Pride flag] Station 2: Jesus takes up his Cross
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[Accessibility ramp] Station 3: Jesus falls for the first time
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[Chicken Coop on Napa] Station 4: Jesus meets his Mother
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[Epworth Playgroups] Station 5: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross
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[Low Water Landscaping, 1926 Napa Avenue] Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
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[Vote Sign, 1918 Napa Avenue] Station 7: Jesus falls for the second time
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[Stone obelisk, The Alameda and El Dorado] Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
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[Flag showing solidarity with Ukraine, 1110 The Alameda] Station 9: Jesus falls for the third time
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[Berkeley Fire Station, No. 4] Station 10: Jesus' clothes are taken away
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[Dentist office] Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
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[Jerusalem Kitchen] Station 12: Jesus dies on the Cross
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[Northbrae Tunnel] Station 13 & 14: The body of Jesus is taken down from the Cross and is laid in the tomb
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Closing Reflection