The year was 1979, and 12-year-old Sue Smith was waiting on her parents. Sue’s dad had learned to skate at Forest Park, a former longtime Hanover attraction, but that rink had closed in 1967.

After the Glenwood Roller Rink closed, ... That inspired her to host a free community skate night at the rink, ... “Back in the ’40s and the ’50s and the ’60s, ...

Mitchell, who is in her late 50s, ... Eddie Watson, a long-time roller skater, skates during the grand opening of Wheels Durham roller skating rink in Durham, North Carolina.

The Schenley Park Skating Rink will offer roller skating sessions this summer for the first time since opening 50 years ago. Roller skaters can take their first lap at the rink on Friday, May 23 ...

Get your skates ready, Pittsburgh! Roller skating takes over Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park Skating Rink for the First Roll on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 10:30 AM. Meet us there and let’s keep the ...