When you think of roller skating you may not know about the rich history it has in the African-American community. Skating has played a significant role in the Black culture since the late 1950s ...

But, roller skating is nothing new in New Jersey’s ... They later introduced segregated nights for Black skaters in the late 1940s and 1950s. Some only integrated after they were required ...

Highlights include the opening of a comedy in Fairfield, the establishment of Pacifica as a new city, a doll fashion show in Santa Cruz, the National Roller Skating Championships in Oakland ...

Lots of lessons in skating.” I began skating in the mid-1950s. I had outdoor roller skates, but I loved going to the local roller rink just outside of Washington, D.C., with all my friends.

RELATED: Last call for Guptill's Ice Cream in 2024 The roller skating rink has been open since 1950. “We've watched generations of skaters coming and going. people have met and become friends ...

Owned by the Guptill family, the Guptill’s Roller Skating Arena is now run by 4th ... The roller rink is known for being open since the 1950s, its massive size, ice cream stand, and presence ...

FOND DU LAC – Roller skating was long a pastime in Fond du ... Another popular type of event at the Majestic brought the 1950s to the 1980s with a sock hop, advertising a night of doing the ...

Roller skating rinks are a distant memory for those ... Decades earlier, starting in the 1950s, Skateland operated for a spell at 1056 King St. in Charleston. The new outdoor skating rink in ...