An old ice rink in Bethany, Oklahoma might be the last place you’d expect to find a Beatles record in mint condition, a parlor sofa from the 1920s, or a crate of vinyl albums priced like a yard sale. Yet that’s exactly what waits inside RINK Gallery, A Vintage Marketplace, where the former skating floor has been carved into a labyrinth of vendor booths stuffed with decades of American material culture.
The building holds more than it lets on from the outside, and the range of what’s inside spans everything from ironstone dishes and retro toys to handmade pottery and vintage clothing. Whether you’re a serious collector or just someone who enjoys a good browse, this place has a way of pulling you in and keeping you there far longer than you planned.
The Building Behind the Name
Not every antique mall comes with a backstory baked into its bones, but RINK Gallery carries its history in the name itself. The building at 3200 N Rockwell Ave, Bethany, OK 73008, once served as an ice rink, and its cavernous footprint still hints at that past life.
The wide open floor plan, the unexpectedly deep interior, and the sheer volume of space available for vendor booths all trace back to a structure designed to hold a full sheet of ice and a crowd of skaters…