Cool Roller Skating 1970s Pillows
Description: The first Skate King opened in Bellevue, Washington the day after Thanksgiving in 1974. Skate King Burien opened in 1975 followed by Tacoma in 1976 and Kirkland in 1977. In 1979, Skate King Kent opened and then in in 1980 they opened two centers in eastern Washington - Kennewick and Spokane. Over the years roller skating died off and as such, Skate King began closing locations over the years and before you knew it, the original Bellevue location was the last one standing until it too met it's end in 2015.
Description: Power up your inner Disco Roller Babe with this VINTAGE Music design. Iconic yet fresh, unlike your Uncle Stu's old VW bug that hasn't been driven since 1985. He's just waiting for the right buyer, though, so it's OK. Sharing is Caring. if you like my stuff, please spread the love. Give it a like, follow, or share it to your friends. Thanks!
Description: A playful retro roller skating dinosaur wearing cool sunglasses and colorful gear, perfect for fans of funny dino art, vintage skate vibes, roller skating culture, and bold cartoon animal designs. A fun pick for dinosaur lovers, skaters, kids-at-heart, and anyone who enjoys bright nostalgic apparel with energetic personality.
Description: The Hub Roller Rink opened October 1950 at 4510 North Harlem Avenue in Chicago in an area that was really quite desolate. The HUB was a supersized roller skating rink for its time and housed a Giant Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, originally played by Leon Berry. The skating area was about 275 feet long and some 95 feet wide. The floor was much larger if you include the area outside of the rink railings that allowed skaters access to the rink floor. The rink was open every night and had matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Weekends always found huge crowds, some who never even put on a pair of skates.
Description: Roll back into prehistoric times with a cool street style twist! This dynamic graphic illustrates a cheerful Tyrannosaurus Rex gliding on quad roller skates while wearing a backward cap and sunglasses under the bold motto "Just Skate." Perfect for skaters, dinosaur fans, sports enthusiasts, and active kids. It makes an awesome surprise for birthdays, summer vacation parties, or a fun day at the local rink.
Description: Roller Games was a sports entertainment spectacle created in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California as a rival to the national Roller Derby league. Roller Games provided a mostly televised, increasingly theatrical version of the sport, and its flagship team, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds (T-Birds) endured several boom and bust cycles, including a roller derby attendance record in 1972, a major reorganization in 1975, cable sports coverage in 1986, a TV series called RollerGames in 1989–1990 (and a corresponding video game), and a small number of untelevised exhibition matches from the '80s and into the 2000s. The 'Go T-Birds' fan shirt is from the team's 1978 rebranding that saw them go from red, white, and blue, to green and gold.
Description: The High Roller opened in 1978 in the Sunnyslope area of Phoenix during the first generation of purpose-built skateboard parks. It had two full Pipes, one 20' with 16' flat wall and the other was 16' with a 3/4 pipe leading into a long halfpipe run. It also had two bowls, a huge snake run, a classic clover bowl, and then a large banked freestyle area. Despite being designed for it, it was never actually landscaped, so there were patches of rocky desert fill between the runs that many locals decided to bridge with wood so they could add cool transfers into the mix.
