Rollerland - Oakland, CA - Vintage Roller Rink - Unisex Sweatshirt victoria A vintage dresser

A vintage dresser

Bold blue serif text reads "ROLLATORIUM" across the top of a gray and blue shield-shaped emblem

Before radio and television

A dark green mid-century pin-up illustration depicts a woman in a bikini seated on a bar stool

where summer nights revolved around the crack of a bat

Rollerland - Oakland, CA - Vintage Roller Rink - Unisex Sweatshirt victoria A vintage dresserRollerland promising "Fun!" and "Health!" on the same sign is peak midcentury optimism from an era that also recommended cigarettes for sore throats. Oakland lost the rink, but the audacity of that sales pitch is immortal. The Details: Red shield shaped background contains a vintage hand drawn illustration of a woman roller skating in a flowing skirt with arms outstretched, rendered in white and blue. White and blue text in mixed block and script