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RETRO FUN United Skates of America
For decades , generations of teens have glided along to the blasting music and pulsating lights in this retro roller rink in Rumford . As far as we know , it ’ s the last indoor roller-skating rink left in the state . The 30,000-square-foot space keeps things fresh by holding popular adult skate sessions for the LGBTQ + community , night skates with music from the seventies , eighties and nineties , and “ Stranger Things ” costume contests ( cheesy eighties music included ). It ’ s clear that USA , after four-plus decades , is still rolling strong . 75 New Rd ., East Providence , 438-9898 , unitedskates . com / rumford
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