World on Wheels explained

World on Wheels
Location:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'World On Wheels' In Mid-City Closing Its Doors After 3 Decades. 2013-06-23. en. 2019-03-02. 2016-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117044547/http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/06/23/world-on-wheels-in-mid-city-closing-its-doors-after-3-decades/. live.
2. Web site: The Roller Rink That Incubated L.A. Hip-Hop Is Back—But Not the Same Los Angeles Magazine. Matthew. Zoie. 2017-10-27. Los Angeles Magazine. en-US. 2019-03-02. 2018-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180528073222/http://www.lamag.com/mag-features/world-on-wheels/. live.
3. Web site: Rapper Nipsey Hussle helps beloved Mid-City roller rink World on Wheels get rolling again. Brown. August. Los Angeles Times. 2019-03-02. 2019-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226140545/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-world-on-wheels-20170629-story.html. live.
4. Web site: Beloved World on Wheels roller rink will reopen its doors this summer. Chiland. Elijah. 2017-05-01. Curbed LA. 2019-03-02. 2019-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425210309/https://la.curbed.com/2017/5/1/15509324/world-on-wheels-roller-rink-reopening-los-angeles. live.
5. News: 2021-01-06. Nipsey Hussle helped to save this L.A. skating rink. Now its future is uncertain. 2021-01-07. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2021-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107080455/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-06/world-on-wheels-skating-rink-closed-covid-nipsey-hussle. live.