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Roll Arena: 2

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I am guessing that Patio 2 (and its counterpart, Patio 1) probably serve as smoking sections when the place is open.  It’s sort of hard to imagine now, but back when I went there as a kid, the smokers got to stay inside, letting us skaters get doses of second-hand smoke as we wheeled by.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.29.2013

Roll Arena: 1

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When I was a kid, this was THE place to roller skate. I can still remember the smell of dust and feet, the sounds of wheels rolling over the wooden floor, the way I’d get a blister on my right foot from never varying the counter-clockwise circle.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.29.2013