World on Wheels
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| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′51″N 118°20′19″W / 34.04752°N 118.33863°W |
World on Wheels was a roller rink in Los Angeles, California, United States. The rink opened in 1981, then closed in 2013.[1] After reopening in 2017, it closed again in 2020.[2][3][4]
The rink is featured in the HBO documentary film United Skates.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "'World On Wheels' In Mid-City Closing Its Doors After 3 Decades". 2013-06-23. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Matthew, Zoie (2017-10-27). "The Roller Rink That Incubated L.A. Hip-Hop Is Back—But Not the Same Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Brown, August. "Rapper Nipsey Hussle helps beloved Mid-City roller rink World on Wheels get rolling again". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Chiland, Elijah (2017-05-01). "Beloved World on Wheels roller rink will reopen its doors this summer". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "Nipsey Hussle helped to save this L.A. skating rink. Now its future is uncertain". Los Angeles Times. 2021-01-06. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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