Not unlike surfing and skateboarding, roller-skating is one of those sports coded into L.A.’s DNA: Venice’s beachside roller-dancing scene of the ’70s and ’80s is credited with spawning a worldwide cultural phenomenon—not to mention films like Xanadu; Skatetown, USA; and Roller Boogie—even though in-line skates were invented in 19th century France. (You can still find […]