By Greg
Do Edhat readers have photos or memories of the roller skate place – cannot remember which street it was, west of State Street?
Roller Skating Rink on West Cota?
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January 11, 2019, 8:22 am
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Oh yes, we had 2 when I was a kid and also had 2 Golf & Funs!! Plus an Ice Skating rink on the mesa…
You must have been a kid for a long time as the ice skating rink was almost 20 years after they closed the roller rink.
Right, on Gutierrez. It was there for a long time, when I was a little girl and when my children were teenagers. Have no idea when it closed.
I remember roller skating there frequently in the 1970s. Very fun memory.
Off topic, but wow, I forgot about Talk of the Town. The LaPiana’s were our neighbors, very kind people. Interestingly, it opened in 1949 the same year as Jimmy’s, La Paloma, Joe’s Cafe, The Harbor, and Dutch Garden ….. https://www.independent.com/news/2015/dec/05/santa-barbaras-restaurant-history/
Guiterrez, not Cota, right. Went there often in the late 50s in elementary school, loved it. The sound of the wheels on the wooden rink, the music, the dusty smell. Skating backwards, doing little spins, very fun times for kids.
Such fond memories of that skating rink. Good old creaky wood floor, strobe lights and great music! Fun.
Yes, Gutierrez st. Am I going to be the first to mention the Hokey Pokey? “You put your right hand in, you put your right hand out, you put your right hand it and you shake it all about”. Good times.