Photographer Bill Yates discusses the story Age of Innocence—a look at the series of 1970s photographs from Tampa's Sweetheart Roller Skating Rink that made Yates "an overnight sensation."

The popular images were originally featured in the art photography book: Sweetheart Skating Rink. Yates is currently working on a sequel to the book titled Sweetheart Nights which he plans to release later this year. 

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