Built in a flood plain , in 1948 , water damage from the same flood that destroyed Vanport required five months to repair . During rebuilding , engineers installed iron barrels under the rink floor so it could float above flooding waters in the future . The rink flooded again in the Christmas flood of 1964 but it suffered some damage because workers could not immediately access the rink due to of flooding waters in the park . A day later and after four hours of effort , they severed the floor supports to allow it to float
Christmas flood of 1964
Christmas flood of 1964
Oaks Park Roller Skating Rink