The funny thing about DIY, is that we spend so much time trying to explain them, community, repurposed space, a reaction to poor government, and they’re not wrong, but they’re missing something. In an era of Street League sponsorships and skateboarding selling cars, DIY spots are a symbol. They are proof that some people still care about the thing itself.
It all started with the classic desire to skate during work breaks and being tired of always following classic skate park projects,
The little things. It’s what the world is made of. Small joys. Like hearing the sounds of boards slapping against the graffiti-laced metal ramps of Marsh Park
Two weeks on the road in USA in a RV, in search of empty pools, ditches and those perfect red slappy curbs…
We started building this DIY called Bay Area about five years ago in Ise, Mie prefecture. It began at a different spot but road patrol found it…
Delve into the oddities of this little DIY, situated next to a dead power plant on the banks of a shark infested river, in the worlds most isolated city.
Seagulls are intelligent, adaptable birds found on every continent, known for their ability to drink both fresh and saltwater, as well as their social and opportunistic behavior. Seegull is very much the same, but replace his ability to drink saltwater with his ability to drink copious amounts of booze while bombing around on board. He got his nickname squawking on sessions all over the country, and I don’t believe plans on slowing down. He’s 100% skateboarder. Half effort does not produce half results. It produces no result. Continuous work and hard work is the only way to accomplish results that last. And Seegull lives 100% by that mindset. – Elijah Akerley
I was thinking about it since I first saw that ruined place, almost twelve years ago… but the principal reason was to quit going to skateparks where there is plenty of stupidity and fake people – small places big hells – I started right after the pandemic…
Dreams are achieved with patience and perseverance. It is the best description for the Tlacuacha Ramp. Two years to carry out the construction of this 100% DIY spot!
Many thanks again to the clubs, crews, shops, brands and artists who contributed to the successful Cologne Kalk Classic on 20 December 2025 at @ahk_halle59!
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It all started in Bretange, France in 2018 with a group of handy friends who had the idea in the back of their heads of building a pirate DIY…. after searching different spots, they ended up squatting an old barn, which at first was a total wasteland, but it had a perfect concrete slab white a roof on top of it!