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Article: ROLLER CITY NOW A GHOST TOWN 38-YEAR-OLD LANDMARK RINK STOPS THE MUSIC, SHUTS DOWN THE FUN.(Local)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- June 3, 1996
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Byline: John C. Ensslin Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
LAKEWOOD -- Led by a green dinosaur named ``Skatosaurus,'' a line of roller skaters made a final go-round Sunday at Roller City as the landmark ended a 38-year run.
The sign on the wall read: ``Rock and Roll Will Last Forever.''
But Roller City did not.
Soon, the cavernous hall with the pulsing disco lighting at 6803 W. Alameda Ave.will become a thrift store.
The end brought a flood of memories.
``I met my husband of 32 years there one Saturday night,'' one woman wrote in a letter to the Chado family, who opened the business in 1958. ``Actually, I met my ...