COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Guptill’s Arena has been a Capital Region tradition for generations, serving ice cream in the summer and keeping families roller skating all year long. This year, the family-owned roller-skating rink is celebrating 75 years in business.
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For generations, families have been rolling through Guptill’s, creating memories together on the rink. Owners Charles “Skip” Guptill and his son Wes Guptill said that the 75-year-old business is more than a job, but a part of their family.
“My father built everything. And then I was 11 years old when it opened in 1951. And I’ve been here ever since.” said Co-Owner Skip Guptill.
They said that the rink has become a go-to for families for generations. “We see a lot of grandmothers bringing their grandchildren because when they came, their moms and their grandmothers, now 75 years is a long time, their moms brought them. And now that the grandmothers are coming, then their kids are coming. It just goes on down the line.” explained Co-Owner Wes Guptill.
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While families and friends gather at Guptill’s to strap on a pair of skates, the Guptill’s family said that the real tradition is time spent together. Wes continued, “There’s very few things that families can do together: mom, dad and the kids. But everyone can skate together, they’re holding hands, they’re laughing. It’s about those memories that will last a lifetime.”…