![]() New York City’s Rockefeller Center hosted a roller rink this summer for the first time since 1940, advertising that it was “bringing the magic of the 1970s with it.”Īnd then there are all the celebrities on skates.Ĭountry star Tyler Hubbard does laps under a disco ball in a video to the new song “Baby Gets Her Lovin’”. Skate meet-ups in large cities are common - outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, for instance, or in Venice Beach, California, where skaters have congregated for decades. Now, there are roller skating pop-up rinks in parks and on roadways, and lots and lots of skates on social media. ![]() RELATED: Pop-up roller disco event raises more than $1,000 for Victoria Cool Aid Society In the 1990s, inline skates, a kind of roller skate, were all the rage, but their buzz had gotten quieter. It’s also part of a larger fashion and music throwback to the disco era of the ‘70s and ’80s, the last time roller skating was so hot. That may be partly due to the pandemic, which drew more people to an accessible, social and physical activity that can be done outdoors. With its retro flair, roller skating has been enjoying a 2020s revival and shows no signs of receding. “As an older skater, I thought I was going to be self-conscious, but I’m not,” she said, wearing a helmet and knee pads. She comes here every few days, turns on music, and skates. “I had my eye on skates for a while - I saw they were making a comeback,” said Tammy Donroe Inman, 48, of Waltham, Massachusetts, who recently bought a pair of sparkly Impalas. ![]() This is now a spot for people who roller skate. But there are no pickup basketball players. CHEK News Ethics, Standards and Corrections PolicyĪt a nondescript, basketball court in Waltham, Massachusetts, the leaves take on an autumnal glow and the air is crisp. ![]()
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