Finally…
You ever wait for something for so long and then when it does come it is not what you thought it was going to be? That is exactly how I felt when I went to check out the new San Francisco skatepark that opened in the city. It is our first real skatepark within the city limits. SF is rich in skateboard history and the main reason that I moved here, like so many other skateboarders from all over the world. I was hoping for a street dominated skatepark that spoke to SF’s long skateboard history. The skate spots in SF are amongst the most famous in the world. They are copied and emulated in other cities parks and contest regularly. Almost all the skate spots that many skateboards moved to the city for are long gone. I have watched them slowly vanish over the years. Most of them fell victim to skate stoppers and finally demolition. The park would have been groundbreaking if it included homage obstacles to our lost city spots. Today was my second session at the park and I am starting to find the lines in the park. I always have a good time on my board regardless and I will learn to love this park over the summer. It is hard not to think of what it could have been. The city promises another park soon in the middle of golden gate park. I am hopeful that the next park is more unique to our city.
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2. July 2008 - 17:28 Uhr
man, that would have been right next to home. looks great. i’ve been skating so much lately. rob moved out here. if you come visit nyc again this summer let us know so we can sssshred. site looks great. adam c.
3. July 2008 - 16:00 Uhr
adam, we miss you in sf! i hope ny is treating you well. that shred sesh we had when i was in ny was awesome! next time for sure. Glad you like the new site. It took awhile to get everything shot and all that
7. July 2008 - 11:29 Uhr
quit moaning and get shredding- there’s plenty of transition history and plenty of transistion rippers in SF- a few ledges or some copy of EMB would suck as you can never replicate real street spots in a skatepark. your post makes you sound like a typical spoilt american.
8. July 2008 - 16:08 Uhr
Tommy, I am not hating on transition and I have been skating the park regularly. I also frequent the ton of other transition dominated skate parks around the bay area. He have a allot of them and it seems like they keep building the same park over and over. I think the skate plaza type of park is the future of skate parks. Sf is a progressive city and it would have been nice to have something different then what is already out there.
9. July 2008 - 23:08 Uhr
i hear you, but there’s never been a decent concrete park in Sf, so that in itself is something new for the city. I don’t even live in SF no more i live in London and they built a park in Camden that could have been loads better, but i think you’ve gotta get on and work with whats there.