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| - This rink captures the essence of a retro roller skating experience.
Jim Park, your friendly neighborhood rink owner, has done a great job with keeping the multicolored lights dazzling, the wooden floors clean and sparkling, and the place still has a few of its classic signs, like code numbers for different themed skates.
There are modern amenities too. They take cards via smartphone swipe.
As a roller derby skater, I often enjoy coming on Wednesday or Thursday nights. Wednesday nights are open skate, usually with a lot of throwback songs playing, and Thursday night is an 18 plus jam skate night, although you don't have to jam skate to be there. (Adults only night is especially a plus if you're worried about tripping over little kids.) Admission is cheaper than weekends and it's never overcrowded these nights.
I also brought two of my pre-teen cousins here on a Friday night once. It was different, but fun, light-hearted experience with more recent hit songs, lots of fun games and skaters of all ages on the rink. They were both glad I took them there.
In addition to skating and a nifty little snack bar area, there's also a skate shop. I bought my first pair of roller derby skates here earlier this year, as well as a few other skate accessories here and there.
Places like this are a dying breed, especially well maintained ones like Neville. Support your local roller rink!
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