Uniquely is a Modesto Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Central Valley so special. Roller skating took over the United States between ...

The 1980s roller rink craze was more than just skating; it was about music, fashion, friendships, and freedom. These 24 vintage photos perfectly capture the roller rink craze of the 1980s. Giant disco ...

Joey Panek realizes that the 1980 movie “Xanadu” isn’t as good as he thought it was when he watched it frequently growing up. The film was roundly trashed by critics and audiences, but it became a ...

FOND DU LAC – Roller skating was long a pastime in Fond du Lac, and one skating spot was also popular for dances, roller disco and even old-fashioned sock hops. Majestic Roller Rink opened in 1974 on ...

The year was 1978 and disco music was at its peak of popularity. Songs like the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" and “Stayin’ Alive” and "Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey colonized the Top 10 charts.

Let the good times roll? Long Islanders have done exactly that for well over a century at roller skating rinks, those all-ages emporiums of fun and the not-so-occasional fall. Roller rinks first ...

On one side patrons enjoy their orders from the snack bar while on the other side, skaters come off of the rink floor and into the lounge for a break. P-J photos by Michael Zabrodsky RUSSELL, Pa. — ...

Giant disco balls spinning above skaters, casting colorful lights across the rink, show the electric disco influence that defined early 80s skating nights. People proudly wore knee-high rainbow tube ...