My Norwood

Who Remembers Roll-Land?

Dusting off a pair of old roller skates, sparked some fond memories of the old skating rink.

I was recently cleaning my attic, hoping to free up some space and make a donation to Goodwill, when I came across something I haven't seen in years - a pair of roller skates. The skates - at least twenty-years old now - were hidden in a corner amid a box of long forgotten but still memory-filled items. As I wiped off the once white skates, now grey with age and years of dust, memories of a cherished Norwood pastime came to mind - skating at Roll-Land. The doors to Roll-Land closed about ten years ago, and a gym now stands in its place. It was sad when word spread that the skating rink was suddenly going to close. Memories of the years of skating, laughter and, most of all, friendship were all we had as the doors to the old rink were …

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