Skateboarding In Pools History - The Grom Life
From the Tony Hawk games to backyard competitions, swimming pools have played an important role in the sport of skateboarding for close to half a century. But how did swimming pool skateboarding get started, who invented it, and what are …
Stacy Peralta on Skateboarding Empty Pools, How It All Started
2022年10月21日 · Legendary skateboard icon Stacy Peralta explains the reason why they started skateboarding empty swimming pools in California during the 70's. Watch The FULL Stacy Peralta episode of The Rad...
Finding Empty Pools : r/skateboardhelp - Reddit
2024年3月17日 · You need to find them z-boy style. Scope out your area for bowl shaped backyard pools, break in to the backyard when the residents aren’t home, drain the pool, and then skate it.
From Dogtown to Worldwide: The Story of L.A.’s Skateboard Scene
2023年5月5日 · During Los Angeles’ record-breaking droughts of the mid-1970s, a group of teens from Santa Monica and Venice took their skateboards to the area’s empty pools, reservoirs, and drainage ditches and created not only a new sport but a cultural phenomenon.
How the 1970s California Drought Helped Invent Bowl Skating
2016年10月19日 · So in effort to conserve water, swimming pools were being emptied all throughout Southern California. And with that, emerging skaters like Tony Alva, Steve Olson, and the late Jay Adams were...
Striking photographs of skaters and California’s empty pools
2017年2月16日 · Now the skateboarder is preparing for the release of his first upcoming photo book, Party In The Back, which will be published next month by Anthology Editions. The documentary traces Razo and his friends, in their search for abandoned (or semi-abandoned) swimming pools across California.
Skate and Construct| Pool & Spa News
2015年3月9日 · Say a landscaper who skates on his free time has a customer with an empty pool going unused. Those homeowners may allow skating in the pool. “We’ll offer to do landscaping as a bargaining chip,” says Phil Tedder, owner of Newberg, Ore-based Tedder Stone, a supplier of coping for skateparks.
Empty Pools | Jeff Grosso's Loveletters To Skateboarding | VANS
2014年5月16日 · Skaters have been getting rad in pools for over 40 years- Airs were invented in backyard pools. Grosso sits down with underground pool ripper Tony Farmer to send out some love to this sub...
THE ULTIMATE SKATEBOARDING EXPERIENCE: ABANDONED …
2024年8月26日 · Whether you’re a seasoned skater or just curious about this iconic aspect of skate culture, there’s no denying the allure of an abandoned pool. So, grab your board, scout out that hidden gem, and get ready to experience skateboarding in its purest, most exhilarating form.
The Upside Of A Drought: Skateboarding In Its Early Years
2010年10月12日 · Severe droughts in the '70s left empty swimming pools, kick-starting an explosive skateboarding scene. Hugh Holland's photos celebrate the sport's golden heyday.