Rollerland - Oakland, CA - Vintage Roller Rink - Women's T-Shirt Size:L Lane Meyer keeps coming back

Lane Meyer keeps coming back

above a smaller rectangular marquee reading "OPEN BOWLING

Choosing fortune over skill is the official philosophy of people who peaked in gym class and still talk about it

Places like this gave ordinary neighborhoods something exotic to call their own

Some alleys outlast their era

Rollerland - Oakland, CA - Vintage Roller Rink - Women's T-Shirt Size:L Lane Meyer keeps coming backRollerland promising "Fun!" and "Health!" on the same sign is peak midcentury optimism from an era that also recommended cigarettes for sore throats. Oakland lost the rink, but the audacity of that sales pitch is immortal. The Details: Red shield shaped background contains a vintage hand drawn illustration of a woman roller skating in a flowing skirt with arms outstretched, rendered in white and blue. White and blue text in mixed block and script