These wheels are on fire: When roller skates ruled the dance floor

Riding wheels of steel at the Empire Roller Skating Center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Manhattan’s The Metropolis Roller Skate Club, which was located right around the corner from Studio 54.

Stevie Wonder

Roller disco guru Bill Butler.

The roots.

Trouble is a Friend (Eli Escobar Mix) by Lenka (Z3 roller boogie edit) from zone3 on Vimeo.

Skatetown USA has never been released on VHS or DVD. Skatexedge31 uploaded this to Youtube, sourced from a 16mm print.