says David Miles Jr., the founder of the Church of 8 Wheels. Miles has been getting people rolling for years - in Golden Gate Park every Sunday as well as other places around the city - but he ...

If you were planning to boogie down to the Church of 8 Wheels this weekend ... For the time being, outdoor rinks like Skatin’ Place in Golden Gate Park and the newly-opened Township Commons ...

Miles Jr. skates back to his DJ booth at the Church of 8 Wheels in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2022. (Beth LaBerge/KQED) Miles’ own love affair with skating began one Sunday in 1979, when he first ...

Roller skaters in the Church of 8 Wheels, whose building has been shut, also have been gathering at Skatin’ Place on Sixth Avenue in Golden Gate Park, practicing in a spot where they’ve gone ...

We refurbished Skatin' Place in Golden Gate Park and added a fantastic ... 2022 has seen the Church of 8 Wheels spreading rolligion at some of the world's largest music festivals like the Electric ...

What's next: Brush off your skates and get ready to roll at Church of 8 Wheels Golden Gate, located in the Presidio. And if you don't know how to skate or simply want brush up on your skills ...

Miles Junior, who organized the Roller Revival Festival and runs the Church of 8 Wheels. He started skating at Golden Gate Park back in 1979, when he first came to San Francisco. By that point, the ...

In Golden Gate Park, David Miles Jr. is often ... to promoting the sport for the last 45 years. Miles runs the Church of 8 Wheels, an abandoned church in the Lower Haight that's now a rink ...

Miles has been a fixture in the city's rollerskating scene for approximately 35 years, especially in organizing the masses of roller skaters in Golden Gate Park every Sunday. Although the Church of 8 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Known as the "Godfather of Skate", David G Miles Jr. began roller skating in Golden Gate Park in 1979 ... the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 554 Fillmore St. into the ...