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repost from article in the September 2023 issue of NSCNA Neighborhood News
Five years before the 1977 hit film Saturday Night Fever brought disco dancing into the mainstream, longtime North Shoal Creek business Playland Skate Center (8822 McCann Rd) opened their doors and offered a “modern” new experience for Austinites in 1973: two “football field size” roller rinks where you could skate to “top 40” music under strobe and black lights. By the end of the 1970s, with the 1979 films Roller Boogie and Skatetown U.S.A., the roller disco “fad” was a national sensation with multiple skating centers in Austin in addition to Playland including Hot Wheels (1606 Stassney Ln), Rollin Cross Texas (821 Brentwood St), and Skating Palace (525 Barton Springs Rd, next to Armadillo World Headquarters). Today, only Playland remains of Austin’s original roller discos, but the energetic spirit of the 1970s continues here today with DJ’ed skate nights and diverse crowds at all skill levels.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: LESLIE POOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND. TWO OF HER STAFF WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE STAFF ATTENDING WILL BE HER CHIEF OF STAFF, LOUISA BRINSMADE.
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From Kathy Rudd, NSCNA Director:
“Books and treats and games, oh my!!!
Mark your calendars for October 26, 5:30-7pm; it’s time for Pillow Elementary’s Literacy Night and Community Trunk or Treat Event!
Neighbors, grab your family and head to Pillow for some Fall fun with reading activities, the Bookfair, and a Trunk or Treat to wrap up the night!
The night’s festivities will take place inside and outside the school; they are open to Pillow Panthers, and to all families, students and community members who wish to come celebrate.
***We are looking for Trunk or Treat volunteers to help with the following:
-set up booths, games, or table activities outside the school
-decorate a vehicle trunk (or tailgate), or a table with Halloween decorations and “trick or treat” candy/treats. We will have spaces reserved in the parking lot for participating vehicles.
Please contact Nathan Allen with the Pillow PTA to sign up and help give our neighborhood a night to remember: rna0014@gmail.com.
Thanks so much for your time and help.
Pillow Elementary School, Austin, TX
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If you’re welcoming trick-or-treaters this Halloween, let your neighbors know by adding your address to Nextdoor North Shoal Creek’s Treat Map. Here are Nextdoor’s instructions for doing this:
Use this link to access Nextdoor North Shoal Creek: https://nextdoor.com/neighborhood/nshoalcreek–austin–tx/)
Click the the pumpkin in the upper left corner.
Click Discover on the left sidebar.
Click Treat Map from the map options at the top of the Discover page.
Click the “Add a pin” button in the Treat Map module
Click the “Use this location” button or type your address into the search bar and then “use this location” (Note: The default location for the pin will be a location on your block rather than your address.)
[Optional] Add a photo of your halloween decorations or write a message to your neighbors about what kinds of treats you will be sharing. (Note: Adding a photos or writing a message will trigger a post to your neighbors.)
[Optional] Change the “Anyone” dropdown to another setting if you wish to limit who can see your pin.
Click the “Add pin” button.
[Optional] Share your post with friends on other platforms.
To update how you’re celebrating:
From the Treat Map tab on Discover, click the “View my pin” button (or you can find your post on your profile). .
Click on the three dot button.
Click the “Edit” button and edit your post, just as you would edit any message on Nextdoor. (Note: As with other messages, it is not possible to edit the privacy settings of pins. So if you wish to change the setting, it’s necessary to remove your pin and repost.)
To remove your pin from the Treat Map:
From the Treat Map tab on Discover, click the “View my pin” button (or you can find your post on your profile). .
Click on the three dot button.
Click the “Delete” button.
