The Great Skate (Upper Darby, PA Gay Roller Skating Rink & Disco/late 1970s–early 1980s) Color:Team Purple bawdy comedian

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monochromatic print that captures the essence of gay leather culture in the 1980s

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’s defining leather bars — equal parts attitude

and lounge areas that blurred the line between relaxation and community

The Great Skate (Upper Darby, PA Gay Roller Skating Rink & Disco/late 1970s–early 1980s) Color:Team Purple bawdy comedianThe Great Skate T Shirt The Great Skate in Upper Darby was the suburban sanctuary where disco beats, mirror balls, and roller skates met queer freedom. Part rink, part nightclub, it drew a crowd that was equal parts glitz and grit spinning under colored lights to Donna Summer and Sylvester until closing time.