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They sashayed and spun, glided and grooved. Then, as the house lights came on, they cried.
For five decades, kids, teens and adults went to the Roller Garden in St. Louis Park to skate and to celebrate. Last week, they went to say goodbye. It s heartbreaking, said Irissa Semler, 22, tightening laces the same shade of blue as her hair. The atmosphere here is so nice and supportive in a way I really needed and loved. After being gone almost 41 years, today I felt like I was back home, one woman wrote. A welcoming place to come of age, said another. Skating has been there for me.