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Originally Posted by speedog
Lloyds Recreation shutting down after 53 years in business. Last session is Sunday, February 18 1-6PM. Probably the last real,roller rink (no poles in skating area, wood floors) in western Canada. Another Calgary institution gone.
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Never heard of it in all honesty.
I think the advent of in-line skating, and the evolution of city planning with pathways where things like that can be done, was a nail in the coffin for roller rinks.
50+ years in business is quite something though.