Automobilen Snakerun Falkenberg – A lost piece of skateboarding history – Sweden
When thinking of iconic skateparks from the 1970’s, Sweden’s probably an unlikely candidate that comes to mind
When thinking of iconic skateparks from the 1970’s, Sweden’s probably an unlikely candidate that comes to mind
This movie shows the construction, the ride and the destruction of one of the biggest DIY skatepark build in Grenoble, France.
I manage each library via a spreadsheet that shows me what issues they need. When a new pile of donated magazines comes to us, the pile is organized and I go through all my lists to see what mags are needed where.
We had the will and that’s what pushed us forward. There were many times, because of interferences by the city council, that we almost stopped and gave up, but pride, strength, and our internal struggles made it possible that after 12 years, that piece of concrete hope still remians, something we built then because we needed a decent place to skate, and as a symbol of protest against a city that discriminated and labeled us delinquents, and still does to this day.
It was January 2014, together with my friend after a few beers we decided to build a concrete pool in the heart of Warsaw under the bridge where I was previously involved with POWISLE DIY project. We were pissed off because of many things like the fact diy culture is still not that big in Poland, all the bowls at the parks are really bad and mellow and don’t even have good coping
FDR Skatepark began its life in 1996 with a few small obstacles built by the City of Philadelphia in an attempt to meet the needs of a growing community. In true D-I-Y fashion, local skaters soon gathered their resources and began the ongoing construction of a space of their own design. Today, FDR is recognized throughout the world as a landmark in the skateboarding community. It has been host to heroes, villains, triumph, and tragedy…