Golden Age of Roller Skating

[citation needed]   By 1941, conventions were being held across the country in the nation’s newest and best-equipped rinks.

[citation needed]   As the United States entered World War II, the national organization of skaters was well structured to become the leisure recreation sought by both youth and adults.

[citation needed] A rival organization to the RSROA was established on the east coast and called United Rink Owners (URO).

[3]  For over thirty years, two separate national organizations existed until they decided to unite as USA Roller Sports in 1971.

Over time, as both insurance liability costs and real estate values rose, rinks were sold off for better investment opportunities.

Logo sticker of the America on Wheels chain of roller skating rinks that managed rinks from 1941 well into the 1970s.