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Photos: Skate County in Tucson celebrates 50 years of roller skating
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Skate County opened its first Tucson location at 7980 E. 22nd St. in 1972. It opened Skate Country North at 4646 N. Oracle Road (a BevMo most recently), moving to 2700 N. Stone Ave. (now at Beacon Group warehouse). By…

All the girls crowd around the guy at the roller skate counter at Skate Country East, 7980 E 22nd St., Tucson, in 1973.A couple skating at Skate Country East, 7980 E 22nd St., Tucson, in 1973.A 1972 newspaper announcing the opening of Skate Country in Tucson.Girls crowd the benches to lace up their roller skates at Skate Country East, 7980 E 22nd St., Tucson, in 1973.Waiting for that special someone at Skate Country East, 7980 E 22nd St., Tucson, in 1973.

Going airborne during disco night at Skate Country North, 4646 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, in August, 1978.Let's not do that again: Wednesday Night Fever at Skate Country North, 4646 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, in August, 1978.Disco night at Skate Country North, 4646 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, in August, 1978.Slow dancing while everyone else watches at disco night at Skate Country North, 4646 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, in August, 1978.

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