Skate Plaza is built

In 2003, an estimated thirteen million skateboarders where inhabiting the US alone. Of those 13 million participants of the ever-evolving sport, 10 million of them identified themselves as street skateboarders, according to a 2006 Board Trac survey. That’s a whopping 78% of skateboarding' overall make up. The problem is, street skateboarders are filling up the streets with no legal places to practice the sport in which they love.

The origins of street skating

Skateboarding developed in the mid ’60s when California surfers were faced with calmed oceans and flat waves. Unable surf, wave-riders sought to emulate the turning and carving sensation of surfing by fastening roller skate wheels to the bottom of a wood plank. These early skaters sought terrain that most closely emulated the waves they often rode upon. In addition to carving and turning on flat, street surface, they sought out various types of embankments and eventually drained swimming pools to skateboard in. Over the years, skateboarding in the streets has evolved immensely into a sport that encapsulates natural terrain, once thought to never be skated upon.

What does street skateboarding mean today?

Street skateboarding, or street skating, literally means riding ones skateboard in the street. While in on residential and/or city streets, they perform maneuvers on any number of obstacles or architecture that is commonly found in a natural outdoor environment. “Obstacles” or “skate spots” as they are referred to by skaters include, but are not limited to, curbs, ledges, stairs, handrails, sidewalks, driveway bumps, fences, walls, embankments, planters, benches, picnic tables, manholes, loading docks and practically anything that exists in a natural, manmade urban or suburban environment.

History of Skate Spots

Every city or small town has what is commonly referred to by street skateboarders as, a “skate spot,” or an area that contains the object(s) in which to perform tricks upon. A skate spot is commonly recognized as a particular area that has an isolated ledge, a parking lot curb cut, an embankment, a wall, a picnic table, a set of steps, a handrail or any other number of architectural components that make the area desirable to ride on. Word travels fast about each skate spots existence and in time, skateboarders travel from great distances to ride each “spot.” Many of these skate spots often achieve local renown and serve as a focal point for the area’s skate culture. Some skate spots even achieve worldwide fame, such as the Wallenberg Schoolyard in San Francisco or the Brooklyn Banks in New York, which have been featured in endless skateboard magazines and videos around the world. Many pros train at these spots and perform revolutionary tricks that become legendary in the sport. But in the end, many of these natural skate spots become illegal to ride upon and are eventually destroyed by officials looking to rid the city of congregated skateboarders. If you want to read more about it go to : http://www.skateplaza.com/about/skate-spot/
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