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Jeff Phillips (June 11, 1963 – December 25, 1993) was an American professional skateboarder.. Phillips grew up in Dallas, Texas and started skateboarding at 10 years old. In 1973, his grandmother Annice gave him a Shark skateboard with steel wheels.
Skateboarders, most notably Ty Page, Bruce Logan, Bobby Piercy, Kevin Reed, and the Z-Boys started to skate the vertical walls of swimming pools that were left empty in the 1976 California drought. This started the "vert" trend in skateboarding. With increased control, vert skaters could skate faster and perform more dangerous tricks, such as ...
Dogtown and Z-Boys is a 2001 American documentary film co-written and directed by Stacy Peralta, produced by Agi Orsi, and narrated by Sean Penn. [1] The documentary explores the pioneering of the Zephyr skateboard team in the 1970s (of which Peralta was a member) and the evolving sport of skateboarding.
May 29—Near the center of Foster Skate Park, there's a red bank of concrete with a curb on top of it. For many young skaters at the park, it blends in with the park's aesthetic of plain concrete ...
Barrow ran a satirical Instagram account about skateboarding and culture, @feedback_ts. [7] [2] Barrow built his following critiquing submitted video clips from skaters skating in skate parks. [8] Feedback TS was no longer accepting clips but has returned to his critiques, also posting on his stories about works of art.
A volunteer committee is still looking for almost $500,000 to make State College’s first skate park a reality in 2023. Student film tells history of skateboarding in State College, while ...
Skateboarding Hall of Fame (or SHoF), founded in 1997, is a museum and hall of fame located in Simi Valley, California, United States. [1] The museum documents the history of skateboarding and the skateboarders, photographers, and other notable figures, publications, and companies who have influenced its development.
Skateboarding legends pay tribute to the iconic stairway of iconic stairways — a historic landmark where the evolution of the sport has come into view. The oral history of Hollywood High 16 Skip ...