This Used to Be Cool in Grand Junction Colorado but Now it’s Not

Do you remember when it was cool to hang out at the Skateland roller rink in Grand Junction, Colorado? I do. That was 1977. It's not so cool anymore, probably because Skateland is long gone.

I asked on Facebook, "What was cool when you were young, but isn't cool now?" Here's what you had to say.

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'Cool' Things We Used To Do In Grand Junction Colorado

Here's a shortlist of "cool" things we used to do in Grand Junction, Colorado. Most can no longer be done, primarily because the location no longer exists:

• Skating to "YMCA" by the Village People at Rainbow Roller Rink
• Hanging out all day at Aladdin's Castle at the Mesa Mall
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons at AirTime on North Avenue
• Ride the "Wild Mouse" at Guyton's Fun Junction
• Sneak your own candy and drinks into the Chief or Rocket drive-ins

Those businesses are all long gone. In most cases, the buildings still stand, but the business moved on decades ago.

Being Cool in Grand Junction Colorado

Let me remind you, in 1975 it was "cool" to wear brown corduroy pants and an orange shirt with a collar bigger than the wingspan of a DC-9, topped off with a brown vest and a pair of blue Wings tennis shoes.