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Skate Park

Monday, December 7th, 2009

The History of the Skate Park The first skate park emerged in the mid 1970s and did not initially catch on as a major fad. Several other parks were erected in the late 1970s. All of these initial ventures were private; and since the concept of a skate park was still in its infancy, many [...]

Skate Ramp

Monday, December 7th, 2009

What is a Skate Ramp? What is a skate ramp? It seems obvious enough. It’s a ramp skate boarders use to perform tricks. But what’s interesting is that there are now several dozen models of skate ramp—all of which have evolved since the inception of skate parks in the 1970s. Before the mid-1970s, no one [...]