Friday, December 11, 2015

The Skating Rink by Craig Zimmerman



When I was growing up in Federal Way, there was a group of downtown buildings called "European Square." As the photo shows, all of the buildings were fashioned after old world style architecture.

A skating rink was located in the building with the clock tower. On Fridays and sometimes other nights , me and a couple of friends would go around and around the oval to the latest 1970s hits.

There was something magical about that brief time that I have not known since. All these years later, I still think about the first time that I skated around the rink with a girl, holding hands.

 Some time ago,the skating rink with all it's magic was replaced by a big box store.


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