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After the Glenwood Roller Rink closed, former patrons remember it as a hub for family fun and a cherished community gathering spot.
Picture the disco fever era of roller skating in Pensacola, a swirl of neon lights as you whipped around the rink. It's back!
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A roller skating rink in Spartanburg has announced its closure. Sk8erz Family Fun Center made the announcement on Facebook on Monday. The center credited the ...
The Schenley Park Skating Rink will offer roller skating sessions this summer for the first time since opening 50 years ago.
Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 2 Roller Rink will reopen for the season this Friday, March 28, welcoming roller skating enthusiasts back to the rink.
For three days only, roller skating fans in Napa have a place to coast along: a new rink at the BottleRock music festival.
When the Great Depression shuttered many rinks, the Roller Skating Rink Operators Association — now the national governing body USA Roller Sports — formed in 1937 to revive the industry.
When you think of roller skating, you likely think of rolling around the rink on four wheels to music.
“Us being Black here in Kansas City and going to the skating rink for adult night was a place where we saw a lot of people who look like us, like 99% of the building,” Allen said.
Owners of Glenwood Roller Rink, who also own the Tinley Park Roller Rink, announced the closure without word on possible reopening.
From 1974 to 1988, the Majestic Roller Rink on Pioneer Road hosted not only skating events, but also popular dances for area youth and all other ages.