16 Retro 70s Rollerblade Photos

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Aug 15, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

Ah the 70s, the decade that is weirdly overshadowed by its neighbors, which is even more curious if you consider the old world play joke about seven eight nine. But it was a glorious decade nonetheless, filled with the glittering sounds of disco and the smooth roll of urethane wheels on concrete, also known as rollerblading.

A craze that swept the nation at a time when skateboards had barely gotten their start, the rollerblade was seen everywhere and ridden by everyone. Making it quite the piece of nostalgia from the period, and today we are taking a roll to that magical time with this list of retro 70s rollerblade photos, capturing the culture that surrounded our skates. So put your work down for a moment, strap on your skates (and maybe a helmet, we aren't as young as we used to be) and get ready to roller boogie to your heart's content.

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You know, for the freedom, ease of movement and joy that rollerblades provide, it is rather strange that they did not take off and become our preferred mode of transport. By now, we would be looking at electric rollerblades, which you cannot deny sounds really cool.
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This truly does look like a moment lost in time. Especially when you consider the way that Venice Beach looks today. If this photo was snapped today, you could not have seen the flags nor the T-shirt stand in the background for the sheer amount of bodies that would be in the way. Oh, how times have changed.
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