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Do You Have Information on Chicago Roller Skate Company?

If you do have any information on Chicago Roller Skate Company, please share. This would help greatly with my research. Thanks so much! Image: Examiner

Roller Skating Research Findings

While researching roller skating in Chicago, I found a couple articles from the late 1970s and early ’80s that mentioned black skaters or rinks and then focused on suburban rinks. The writers started the stories talking about recreational skating which was, and still is, done in black rinks, and and then went to competitive speed… Read More »

Rich City Skate: The Upscale Place to Skate

Rich City Skate, located at 4648 Sauk Trail in Richton Park, Illinois, is known for its upscale environment, JB skating, and top notch skating floor. Several skaters have attested to them having the best skating floor in the Chicagoland area. Owned and managed by the Alexander family, the rink is a dream come true –… Read More »