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2. Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center - Wikipedia

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   The open-air rink would facilitate ice hockey and figure-skating in the winter, and dancing and roller-skating events in the summer. In October 1957, it opened to the public. Before December of that year, 50,000 skaters used the facility. [4] In 1961, funds from a New Jersey Department of Transportation park sale purchase were used to construct ...

3. Golden Age of Roller Skating - Wikipedia

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   The establishment of the Roller Skating Rink Owners Association (RSROA) in 1937, [4] an organization of rink owners collaborating to organize national competition, is credited with initiating the onset of the Golden Age. The reputation of roller skating was transformed into a sport for all adults to enjoy as recreation. In 1938, dancing on ...

4. Roller rink - Wikipedia

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   A roller rink is a hard surface usually consisting of hardwood or concrete, [1] used for roller skating or inline skating. This includes roller hockey, speed skating, roller derby, and individual recreational skating. Roller rinks can be located in an indoor or outdoor facility. Most skating center facilities range anywhere from under 14,000 ...

5. Tacoma needs a skating rink — and a local group wants to ...

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   “Roller skating is one of those things that with a little bit of grit and determination, anybody can do it.” Skateworld Tacoma in Fircrest, Washington, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The roller ...

6. Roller-skating, an old-school refuge for Black Americans, is ...

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   Roller-skating is part of the fabric of what it means to be a Black American. One man works to make sure the pastime endures for another generation. Roller-skating, an old-school refuge for Black ...

7. ‘End of an era’: This beloved skating rink in Kendall is ...

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   Rent is currently $25,000 a month and that number is sure to rise if the new owner decides to keep it as a skating center. Mitchell said he went to scout a new location, which wanted $135,000 a month.

8. Roller skating - Wikipedia

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   Roller skating is the act of travelling on surfaces with roller skates. It is a recreational activity, a sport, and a form of transportation. Roller rinks and skate parks are built for roller skating, though it also takes place on streets, sidewalks, and bike paths. Roller skating originated in the performing arts in the 18th century.

9. Readers share their favorite memories of Incredi-Roll in West ...

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   The main reasons for the rink's closure after 30 years in business were inflation and the effects of a shooting outside of the roller rink in February, according to Incredi-Roll owner Cory Hundley ...