Granite City Roller Girls Granite City Roller Girls "Granite City Roller Derby" (GCRD) is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently have two teams which compete with teams from other leagues. Originating as the Aberdeen Aces, GCRD were the second established roller derby league in Scotland. The league struggled in the early days to find a training hall to practice in and resorted to skating in a local car park when weather allowed. In November 2008, the league began skating at the Aberdeen Lads Club, and was reborn as the "Granite City Roller Girls". In May 2010,
Granite City, Illinois Hungary Hollow for the large number of Macedonians and Bulgarians living there. At the time, Granite City had the largest concentration of Bulgarians in the country and boasted the only American newspaper printed in the Bulgarian language. As of 2008, several large manufacturing corporations operate in the city, including U.S. Steel, Precoat Metals, Capri-Sun, Kraft Foods, Heidtman Steel, Prairie Farms, and American Steel. The clothing retailer Glik's is also headquartered in Granite City, as well as Mr.Twist ice cream. In July 2018, President Donald Trump visited the city to deliver a speech about industry growth at the U.S Steel plant.