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Yates' young subjects were from a mostly rural Florida that was almost pre-Disney, filled with orange groves and roadside bars. But he likely could have found them in Arizona, or Oregon, or Vermont. Viewers of a certain age who have seen Yates' roller rink photos often tell him, "I knew a place just like this, and people who looked like this and acted like this.
Over time some teens seemed to forget Yates was there, allowing him to capture unguarded moments. Yates shot more than images over seven months before leaving Florida to attend graduate school in Rhode Island. The negatives languished in a box for almost 40 years before he unpacked them and decided to share them with the public.
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The Sweetheart rink burned down in the late s and was never rebuilt. But Yates' photos endure as a snapshot of early-'70s America -- a transitional time between the cultural upheavals of the late '60s and the flashy excesses of the disco era to come. In , photography blogs and other outlets began publishing Yates' Sweetheart photos online, where audiences were fascinated by their time-capsule quality. Curator Richard McCabe called them "a glimpse into a bygone era of youthful innocence and mischief. These kids were in the thick of it.
Kids were kids then, and today's kids are no different. They're just facing a life that is thrust at them so much faster, at light speed. I have slated here for year….
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Sebring - Lake Placid - Avon Park. North Pinellas - Trinity. Yates was driving around central Florida looking for something to photograph when he stumbled upon the rustic Sweetheart rink in September Woodbury - Oakdale - Cottage Grove - Stillwater. Poughkeepsie - Pleasant Valley - Dover Plains.
I love the atmosphere here because the music is good for skate dancing which I cannot do The children had a blast. It is a very large, very clean facility. Staff was helpful we had two of the grandkids with us and I can no longer skate. One of staff members paid attention to us and even came out for a few minutes to "show" my grandkids how to move and skate.
They have these "Helper" bars that he told us about and for a few dollars your kid can use a pvc angle form to help learn how to gain their balance on skates. Where were those things when I was growing up?? We spent most of the afternoon there.
Skating, playing games, and enjoying the grandkids. They also have laser tag and a large "jungle gym" set up for children.
We found out they offer skating classes and are thinking about signing the younger one up for classes in May. We went for a school fundraiser and it was our first visit here. The kids enjoyed skating and laser tag. The big kids including my husband really enjoyed the arcade games.