What was the skate place on Glenwood near Milbrook where the circuit city used to be

1/29/2010 2:02:00 AM

The really dingy one with the owner that had a super bad combover? It's now a storage unit place

[Edited on January 29, 2010 at 2:26 AM. Reason : w]

1/29/2010 2:22:53 AM

Old school Raleigh with a diamond in the back

1/29/2010 2:25:13 AM

skate town?

1/29/2010 6:12:03 AM

Yeah I think that was the name.

1/29/2010 10:56:44 PM

Leave the sticker on the Raleigh to show the price
Arm out the window just to floss my ice

1/29/2010 11:00:01 PM

I'll second Skate Town. There was a Skate Ranch as well, but I think that was in another part of town.

1/30/2010 12:54:56 AM

^ I believe you are right

1/30/2010 1:51:02 AM

skate town doesn't sound right to me. I know the place you're talking about, but I don't remember the name (it probably is skate town but I have no idea).

I do remember going in there once when I was in elementary school, being creeped out, and begging my mom to take me home immediately.

and skate ranch is still open - it's on trawick rd

1/30/2010 10:06:09 AM

Official Training Facility of YOUR Carolina Rollergirls

1/30/2010 10:06:47 AM

it was definitely skate town. I went to elementary/middle/high school with the owner's son. (the kid who would always be playing with legos in the front window/office of skate town.)

1/30/2010 10:13:51 AM

Holy shat i didnt think anyone else remembered skate town.

I loved that place


skate ranch is in garner iirc

1/30/2010 10:14:47 AM

was there another skating place in the area? skate city maybe? or am I making things up?

1/30/2010 10:15:50 AM

DUH everyone thats anyone remembers skate town and we don't have to poll tww about the name of it

amirite thegoodlife?!

where are you. back me up.

1/30/2010 12:09:09 PM

This thread is fairly useless without pics.

1/30/2010 12:20:33 PM

Skate Ranch > Skate Town

1/30/2010 1:23:50 PM

this thread and the snow makes me want to go ice skating

1/30/2010 2:44:02 PM

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"skate ranch is in garner iirc"

off of Capital Blvd on Trawick rd.

1/30/2010 3:40:05 PM

There was a skating rink where CompUSA used to be on Glenwood.


Could have sworn that was called Skate Ranch.

1/30/2010 3:42:57 PM

nah that was skate town.

1/30/2010 3:50:02 PM

I had my first boy/girl skate there....

and my first "i hate boys" moment when he decided he'd rather skate with somebody else and left me

1/30/2010 3:51:06 PM

ha! I liked the "ghostbusters" game where the loudest person to yell "ghostbusters" during the song got cotton candy.

http://www.raleigh.com/skate-town-b18782791

1/30/2010 3:52:45 PM

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"DUH everyone thats anyone remembers skate town and we don't have to poll tww about the name of it amirite thegoodlife?! where are you. back me up."

I fully expected to see that post after reading the OP

good job

and yes

skate town ruled

WHO YA GONNA CALL?

1/30/2010 3:53:46 PM

Another old school Raleigh place:

Aladdin's Castle...used to be in the Crabtree food court...Then it was called Excalibur or something like that. Now it's a LIDs store.

[Edited on January 30, 2010 at 3:57 PM. Reason : f]

1/30/2010 3:55:11 PM

Skate Town had a tiny rink. Skate Ranch was bigger/better, and they also played "Ghost busters"

1/30/2010 4:02:51 PM

skate town was off glenwood, skate ranch off capital and huntleigh dr.

does anyone remember discovery zone because that was the shit back in the day...

or Exhillarama which was pretty much the Cary equivalent

1/30/2010 4:49:04 PM

yeah the place you could pretend to be super mario right?

1/30/2010 4:52:42 PM

Exhilarama was THE SHIT, and it was way better than Discovery Zone.

Space Gym tag FTW

1/30/2010 4:53:45 PM

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"Skate Town had a tiny rink. Skate Ranch was bigger/better, and they also played "Ghost busters" "

skate ranch was ghetto

all the cool kids hung out at skate TOWN

1/30/2010 5:21:09 PM

Exhilirama ftw

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"INDOOR ROLLER COASTER"

1/30/2010 5:24:42 PM

i used to go to exhillerama after soccer games in preston

1/30/2010 5:27:24 PM

it was all about the tunnel mazes

mortal combat had just come out... blood code! abacabb haha

1/30/2010 5:37:09 PM

DZ and Exhilarama both ruled

1/30/2010 5:58:31 PM

Where was Discovery Zone?

1/30/2010 8:12:51 PM

I looooooooved Exhilarama

I remember going to so many birthday parties there and Discovery Zone

who remembers when Chuck E. Cheese's was called Showbiz Pizza?

\/ bitch

1/30/2010 8:48:26 PM

ho

1/30/2010 8:48:53 PM

i had a DZ bday party!!!

1/30/2010 8:49:12 PM

I did too

1/30/2010 8:50:30 PM

I had a few DZ parties until Exhilarama opened and I went there.

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"who remembers when Chuck E. Cheese's was called Showbiz Pizza?"

I do. It was the home of the Rock-afire Explosion.

1/30/2010 9:08:44 PM

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"ha! I liked the "ghostbusters" game where the loudest person to yell "ghostbusters" during the song got cotton candy. "

haha I remember winning that one time and thinking I was hot shit There was also the hokey pokey where you could win cotton candy. And I remember sucking ass at limbo. And I remember requesting shitty ass songs to be played.

Memories

1/31/2010 7:19:16 AM

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"it was definitely skate town. I went to elementary/middle/high school with the owner's son. (the kid who would always be playing with legos in the front window/office of skate town."

many birthdays spent here too
this is G.O.D.

1/31/2010 9:01:47 AM

i already chatted with thegoodlife about this, but i recently discovered a home video of one of my bday parties at skate town

complete with the limbo and the ghost busters game.

it is amazing footage really.

1/31/2010 9:09:22 AM

upload that shit.

1/31/2010 9:35:06 AM

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"the kid who would always be playing with legos in the front window/office of skate town.)"

Ha, I thought I was the only one who remembered the lego kid. What was the deal with him anyways

1/31/2010 9:41:47 AM

I don't remember that kid but I remember the really gross, grimy curtains they had hanging up at the ticket window

1/31/2010 9:40:35 PM

His name is Robert Best.

1/31/2010 9:41:16 PM

http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=robert+best&init=quick#/profile.php?id=780599191&ref=search&sid=11802772.2708933212..1

1/31/2010 9:42:05 PM