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ROLL CALL IN B’KLYN

Brooklyn’s ready to roll again.

Nearly a year after the last roller-skating palace closed, a Coney Island store owner-turned-activist is bringing the pastime back to the borough with a little flair.

Dianna Carlin said she never thought that fighting to keep condos out of Coney Island’s amusement area would lead to her longtime dream of operating a roller rink.

But dressed in a pink 1920s-style flapper dress – which she made out of curtains – the 34-year-old yesterday took the first skate at the Lola Staar Dreamland Roller Rink, set to open tomorrow in the city landmark Childs Restaurant building on the boardwalk at West 21st Street.

Workers yesterday were putting the finishing touches on the 40-by-80-foot portable rink, which Carlin, who owns the Lola Staar Souvenir Boutique on the boardwalk, helped design.

The long-vacant Childs site yesterday was filled with pink, orange and purple drapes hanging above the skating area.

“It’s a collaboration of Moulin Rouge meets modern-day Tokyo,” Carlin said.

She is having her dream come true after winning a contest sponsored by Glamour magazine and Tommy Hilfiger.

Tomorrow’s opening is expected to be a typical Coney Island spectacle with stilt walkers, Hula-Hoopers and a dance-skating team. But the stars will be Brooklyn-native actress Marisa Tomei – who reportedly loves to hula-hoop – and singer Ashanti.

Glamour and Hilfiger paid for the temporary skating area, provided Carlin with 200 skates and made arrangements with property owner Taconic Investment Partners to give Carlin access to the site.

Carlin said she’s confident she can work out a deal with Taconic for her temporary rink to remain at Childs until the building finds a new restaurant operator. She hopes to then move the skating rink to a permanent roller palace – potentially at the former Washington Bath House site nearby.

“My goal is to have skating become the amusement draw to the west side of the boardwalk,” much of which is slated to be redeveloped into high-rise housing, Carlin said.

rich.calder@nypost.com