Posted by Mark on July 30, 2006 at 09:26:58:
I used to skate at the Oak Lawn Roller Rink in the late 70's and early 80's when I was a teenager. These were some of the sweetest memories of my life. About 2/3 of the girls that I dated came from that roller rink, which is now a Saturn dealership. Sometimes I think I would give up 1/2 of my stock portfolio just to be a teenage boy on a Saturday night just one last time. I just recently found out that the night before the demolition there were about 200 teenage demonstrators. They decided to sit on the floor of the rink in a vain attempt to stop its destruction. This was in Oak Lawn, but you get the idea just how popular the place was.