Look at that, it’s Rollerworld in Concord!
This advertisement (and picture next to it) came from the 1983 Clayton Valley High School yearbook!
Anybody remember Rollerworld?
Rollerworld was near the Clayton Valley Bowling Alley, where Centre Concord is now.
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Will never forget the “Put Gum Here” sign with a trash can underneath. All “abc” gum was stuck onto the sign itself, not in the trash can…classic.
Roller world was great.
Now,because of what they use that building for,it’s very difficult to live on Balhan ct
They have all night,very loud,overcrowded latino themed parties,with,people standing at the back door of the place urintaing and anyone in apts can see this.”Concord Centre” you are a bad neighbor.
They run their huge noisy AC unit day and night,and anyone parking in the apts directly behind them can’t keep their cars clean and needs to keep windows shut because they are blowing dust all day long out of the AC unit all over peoples cars and homes.I lived behind them for 4 yeas and was sooo glad to get of that street because of that building.
I went there many times in jr high and high school. I was really sorry to see it go….good times.
I loved Roller World! Went there hundreds of times. Won parties for me and friends, played red light, green light, did the Hokey Pokey…. the arcade…. fun times!
Roller World was so fun. Couple skating, holding hands with boys! Lol! We need to bring the fun places in Concord from our childhoods back for our kids to enjoy.
Wish we had roller world, ice skating, go carts, peewee golf around here. And not have to drive out of town to enjoy these activities.
We used to most all of those (not sure about the go carts). Loved Roller World. Loved the Sun Valley Ice rink too. Used to play broom hockey there at night with my church youth group. Had the miniature golf course there on Clayton road also by the old A&W. At least they still have the drive in movie. (for now)
Uh……….me and all my Pine Hollow friends from the 80’s!
A HUGE part of my childhood.
Yes! Spent every Friday night there in 1986 to 1988! Even took a roller skating class my senior year at CV in 1989. Good times.
Roller World is the site where I broke my first bone, my thumb because some dimwit put their skates in the middle of the aisle and I had to jump over them and I didn’t stick the landing and smashed it into the corner of the seat bottom/back. Yeah… Thank to who ever that was. I sure do miss that place though.
Family night and Saturday nights when Concord was a great place to grow up
When life was gentle and kinder before 9/11 brought the over scrutiny that turned everyone against each other. :(.
Skate Haven in WC was where we went before Roller World. Lots of memories…
Skate Haven!!
Thank you, couldn’t remember the name for the life of me. Had some great times there.
I worked at Skate Haven- my first job at 13. 🙂
Took my kids there quite a few times.
Now it is Centre Concord.
Having a business for teens, etc. to meet, have laughs, AND get some exercise requires a city council who will embrace the belief that “Families come First”…and not spew just lip-service
Concord is only family oriented if your family has 15-20 all in one household.The parks are just for you…..
Anyone who grew up with these roller rinks were very fortunate. What a shame that our society offers no way for people to hang out. This way you had fun skating and achieved physical and social skills. Now everyone is far too self absorbed and busy with their smart phones and trying to get ahead. Too bad.
I spotted 6 kids under 3 on their parents phones in one hour yesterday. Parents trying to keep them quiet and busy? What ever happened to coloring book and crayons and picture books?
Very sad. There will never be a Roller World for them without fear of some kind of violence happening.
Fun remembrance of a point in history.
While I spent time there, along with arcades, if I had all of the options available to me that teens have now – I likely would have spent 10% of the time at a rollerskating rink and an arcade would be for special events and I would rarely if ever had gone to a mall…
It reminds of the stuff my parents used to tell me what they did as teens when they were trying to understand what the big deal was about going to an arcade and spending so many quaters on games…
I was there often. If it wasn’t a bday party it was a school sponsored thing. St. Agnes had at least 2 school parties there a year. I think I remember Sister Rita Francis even roller skating in her old age! Roller World was the first place I ever saw and played in a bounce house too.
Sorry I missed this!! I moved to Concord in 1996 – I’m still a “newbie”!!
Is it just me or is the girl on the left shirt is flipping you off?
Can you imagine if Roller World was still around in these days? Kids would be crashing into each other on the rink while looking at their iPhones and trying to take selfies…. LOL. My, how times have changed.
Proud to have grown up in the 80’s around here – was good times back in those days!
That is the truth. So funny too.
Agreed 🙂
Shoot the duck
Ha! So funny because I was just talking to a friend the other day and ‘shoot the duck’ came up somehow. We both joked that if we were to try that at our age (mid 40’s) we would hurt ourselves! But when you’re young you can get into positions like that! LOL.
Angel flights and the silk button up shirts barely buttoned lol