The Slow Decline of The Pie Shops

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Roller Skating Craze - Ready For Another Fad

Mailed from Lyndon, Kentucky to Miss Ruby Gee of Tyrone, Kentucky on June 26, 1908:

Hello! Ruby what is the matter with you This makes the third time I had wrote to you and I haven’t heard a word. I have been home sick all week so
Bye, bye, Emma

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Anselmy’s Rolladium - Pontiac, Michigan

This thing is a nightmare to scan.

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Outfitting for Roller Skating

Page 4 of This is Roller Skating

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Rollerdrome - Nampa, Idaho

The Nampa Rollerdrome opened in 1948.
The back of this label is dated November 22, 1950
I have been to the Rollerdrome on multiple occasions. I am happy to say that it’s still in business!

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How to Have Fun by Vintage Roadside on Flickr.

Great vintage catalog published by Union Roller Skates.

Youngsters Roller Skating at Izzy-Dorry’s Roller Rink - New Ulm, Minnesota on Flickr.

Youngsters Roller Skating at Izzy-Dorry’s Roller Rink at New Ulm, Minnesota.

Riverside Stadium - Washington, D.C. on Flickr.

A 1940s roller skate label.

Ups-N-Downs Roller Rink - Escondido, California on Flickr.

Long gone.

Imperial Roller Rink - Portland, Oregon on Flickr.

Skateland - Denver, Colorado on Flickr.