First popular in the 1930s and 1940s, and then again in the late 1950s and early 1960s, roller skating was wildly popular not only in Western New York but nationwide as well. Buffalo’s most ...

Riedell roller skate sales are up 10 to 15 times what they were before the ... The popularity of disco and funk music during the 1960s and 1970s “ignited the roller skating scene,” she says.

Roller rinks first opened on Long Island during the worldwide skating craze of the 1880s, both in converted music halls, as in Riverhead, and dedicated structures, as in Babylon.

This was the home of Winter Haven — first established as a four-season recreation center and later a popular roller skating ... Weinand managed the roller rink in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Quaranto’s grandparents Carl and Velma Forsyth came to San Antonio in 1960 to teach roller skating at and to soon take over The Rollercade, originally called the Northporte Rollercade when it ...

At Roller Skate Detroit, you won’t see kids flying around the rink as the business model caters to a 21 and older crowd, something Walker sees lacking in the Detroit skate scene.

Usher considers roller-skating to be a “form of self-care.” The activity has gained renewed popularity in recent years, with a 300-percent increase in roller skate sales during the past decade.

Since the early 1960s, The Pershing Auditorium has hosted 27 roller national championships until it closed its doors in 2014. In 2016, the championships moved across town to Speedway Village.